Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2007-05-01 10:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Gary Merasty",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"582907\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is an interesting question in that it speaks to the lack of understanding and lack of knowledge about the real history of this country. It suggests that perhaps the members across have never had the opportunity to truly learn about what occurred at the residential schools. That is unfortunate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582908\" data-originallang=\"en\">Yes, I was worried about crossing the line, but the small sampling of what I talked about was nothing compared to the pain and suffering that those people went through. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582909\" data-originallang=\"en\">In May 2005 the Assembly of First Nations and the Government of Canada signed an accord to reach an agreement and to move forward. Six months later they reached a settlement that called for a national apology, but it was not ratified because of an election. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582910\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am trying to make this issue as non-political as possible. It has taken way too long for us to get to this point. As I said, the Conservatives across the way can take all the credit in the world for ratifying the residential schools agreement. I bow before them and thank them. However, the government has not apologized. It was clearly called for. Whether it is this government or a future government I will ensure that I keep the pressure on. That is the simple reality.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"582907\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, voil\u00e0 une question int\u00e9ressante, car elle est une preuve flagrante de l'ignorance et de l'incompr\u00e9hension \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de l'histoire r\u00e9elle de notre pays. On pourrait croire que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'en face n'ont jamais su ce qui est vraiment arriv\u00e9 dans les pensionnats autochtones. C'est d\u00e9plorable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582908\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je craignais d\u00e9passer les bornes, mais les quelques exemples que j'ai donn\u00e9s n'\u00e9taient rien comparativement \u00e0 la douleur et \u00e0 la souffrance endur\u00e9es par ces personnes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582909\" data-originallang=\"en\">En mai 2005, l'Assembl\u00e9e des Premi\u00e8res Nations du Canada et le gouvernement du Canada ont sign\u00e9 un accord d'entente future en vue d'aller de l'avant. Six mois plus tard, ils sont parvenus \u00e0 un r\u00e8glement au sujet d'excuses nationales, mais celui-ci n'a pas pu \u00eatre ratifi\u00e9 en raison des \u00e9lections.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"582910\" data-originallang=\"en\">Autant que possible, je vais tenter de d\u00e9politiser cette question. Il a fallu beaucoup trop de temps pour que nous arrivions \u00e0 ce point. Comme je l'ai dit, les conservateurs peuvent s'attribuer tout le m\u00e9rite pour la ratification de l'accord sur les pensionnats autochtones. Je ne peux que m'incliner et les remercier. Cependant, le gouvernement n'a pas encore pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 d'excuses. Pourtant, elles sont absolument n\u00e9cessaires. Je ferai ce qu'il faudra pour continuer \u00e0 exercer des pressions \u00e0 cette fin sur le gouvernement actuel ou sur tout gouvernement ult\u00e9rieur. Voil\u00e0 la simple r\u00e9alit\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/5/1/gary-merasty-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/343/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/510/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2043075",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Opposition Motion--Indian Residential Schools",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/5/1/",
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}