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{
"time": "2006-11-27 14:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Beaus\u00e9jour, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"305921\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Moncton lost an exceptional citizen when Henry Murphy, 85, died. A member of Parliament under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and a long-serving provincial court judge, he will be greatly missed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Proud of his Irish heritage and rural roots in Melrose, New Brunswick, as a young man he joined the merchant marines, was a miner in northern Ontario and served in the army during World War II before settling on law.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305923\" data-originallang=\"en\">He met his \u201cIrish rose\u201d, Joan Barry of Saint John, and had four children, including Michael Barry Murphy, the current provincial health minister in New Brunswick.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305924\" data-originallang=\"en\">As a judge for over 35 years, he was harsh when needed, and compassionate when it was best for the community. Respected by prosecutors, judges and defence lawyers, he was the ilk of judge the current government should learn to respect. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305925\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u201cHe was a fair man\u201d, said crown prosecutor Anthony Allman. \u201cHe always looked out for the average person and he was a champion of the little man\u201d, said defence lawyer Wendell Maxwell.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305926\" data-originallang=\"en\"> May the rain fall soft upon Henry's fields and may the wind be always at his back. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305927\" data-originallang=\"en\">May he rest in peace.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"305921\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, hier, Moncton a perdu un citoyen exceptionnel. En effet, Henry Murphy, d\u00e9put\u00e9 sous le premier ministre Louis Saint-Laurent et juge de la cour provinciale aux longs \u00e9tats de service, est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de 85 ans. Il nous manquera beaucoup.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Originaire de Melrose, au Nouveau-Brunswick, il \u00e9tait fier de ses origines irlandaises et de ses racines rurales. Jeune homme, il a fait partie de la marine marchande, a travaill\u00e9 dans les mines du Nord de l'Ontario et a servi dans l'arm\u00e9e durant la Deuxi\u00e8me Guerre mondiale avant de d\u00e9cider d'exercer le droit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305923\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il a rencontr\u00e9 sa dulcin\u00e9e, Joan Barry, de Saint John, et ils ont eu quatre enfants, dont Michael Barry Murphy, l'actuel ministre de la Sant\u00e9 du Nouveau-Brunswick. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305924\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pendant plus de 35 ans, Henry a \u00e9t\u00e9 un juge s\u00e9v\u00e8re lorsqu'il le fallait, et un juge rempli de compassion quand cela \u00e9tait dans l'int\u00e9r\u00eat de la communaut\u00e9. Respect\u00e9 par les procureurs, les juges et les avocats de la d\u00e9fense, il \u00e9tait le genre de juge que l'actuel gouvernement devrait apprendre \u00e0 respecter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305925\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00ab C'\u00e9tait un homme juste \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Anthony Allman, procureur de la Couronne. \u00ab Il se pr\u00e9occupait du citoyen moyen et d\u00e9fendait les petites gens \u00bb, a dit Wendell Maxwell, avocat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305926\" data-originallang=\"en\">Que la pluie tombe doucement sur les champs de Henry et que le vent lui soit favorable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"305927\" data-originallang=\"en\">Qu'il repose en paix.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/11/27/dominic-leblanc-1/",
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"source_id": "1798781",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Henry Murphy",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/11/27/",
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