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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2006-04-11 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Louise Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette\u2014T\u00e9miscouata\u2014Les Basques, BQ)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"29653\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, it is with heartfelt emotion that I pay tribute today to Marc Thibault, who passed away on March 13.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29654\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For nearly four decades, Marc Thibault was a strong and vocal defender of the journalistic independence of Radio-Canada's news service.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29655\" data-originallang=\"fr\">He ran the educational and public affairs broadcast service from 1957 to 1964, and the news service from 1968 to 1981. He served as policy director for French network programming until his retirement in 1985 and he chaired the Conseil de presse du Qu\u00e9bec from 1987 to 1991. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29656\" data-originallang=\"fr\">My Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois colleagues join me in extending our best wishes to Monique, Sophie and Luc following the loss of a man who was exceptional in many ways. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"29653\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est avec \u00e9motion que je rends hommage, aujourd'hui, \u00e0 Marc Thibault, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 le 13 mars dernier. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29654\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pendant pr\u00e8s de quatre d\u00e9cennies, Marc Thibault fut un ardent et rigoureux d\u00e9fenseur de l'ind\u00e9pendance journalistique du Service de l'information de Radio-Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29655\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il y dirigea d'ailleurs le Service des \u00e9missions \u00e9ducatives et d'affaires publiques de 1957 \u00e0 1964, le Service de l'information de 1968 \u00e0 1981. Il fut le directeur des politiques de programmes du r\u00e9seau fran\u00e7ais jusqu'\u00e0 sa retraite en 1985 et il pr\u00e9sida le Conseil de presse du Qu\u00e9bec de 1987 \u00e0 1991. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"29656\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mes coll\u00e8gues du Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois se joignent \u00e0 moi pour souhaiter bon courage \u00e0 Monique, Sophie et Luc \u00e0 la suite de la perte de cet homme exceptionnel \u00e0 plus d'un \u00e9gard. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/4/11/louise-thibault-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/282/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/590/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1501965",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Marc Thibault",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/4/11/",
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}
}