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{
"time": "2008-11-27 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Patricia Davidson (Sarnia\u2014Lambton, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1248856\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, December 6 is Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. December 6, 2008, marks 19 years since 14 young women were murdered at l'\u00c9cole Polytechnique in Montreal, targeted because of their gender.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248857\" data-originallang=\"en\">To address the problem of violence against aboriginal women and girls, the Government of Canada is partnering with the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Sisters in Spirit initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248858\" data-originallang=\"en\">In budget 2008, the government announced the development of an action plan and it will include further work on violence against women, including in the aboriginal communities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248859\" data-originallang=\"en\">The government is also investing $2.2 million for up to five new shelters for aboriginal women to use to escape family violence. The government co-sponsored the National Aboriginal Women's Summits which focused on violence and other quality of life issues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248860\" data-originallang=\"en\">As we commemorate December 6, 1989, let us resolve to work even harder for change, for peace and for an end to violence in all its forms.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1248856\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le 6 d\u00e9cembre sera la Journ\u00e9e nationale de comm\u00e9moration et d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes au Canada. Le 6 d\u00e9cembre 2008, cela fera 19 ans que 14 jeunes femmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9es \u00e0 l'\u00c9cole Polytechnique \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al simplement parce qu'elles \u00e9taient des femmes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248857\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour s'attaquer au probl\u00e8me de la violence faite aux femmes et aux filles autochtones, le gouvernement du Canada contribue \u00e0 l'Initiative \u00abSoeurs par l'esprit\u00bb de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248858\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le budget de 2008, le gouvernement a annonc\u00e9 l'\u00e9laboration d'un plan d'action, qui pr\u00e9voira des travaux suppl\u00e9mentaires sur la violence faite aux femmes, y compris dans les communaut\u00e9s autochtones.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248859\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement investit \u00e9galement 2,2 millions de dollars pour que soient cr\u00e9\u00e9s jusqu'\u00e0 cinq nouveaux centres d'accueil pour les femmes autochtones d\u00e9sireuses d'\u00e9chapper \u00e0 la violence familiale. Le gouvernement a coparrain\u00e9 les Sommets nationaux des femmes autochtones, qui portaient sur la violence et d'autres probl\u00e8mes de qualit\u00e9 de vie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1248860\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au moment o\u00f9 nous comm\u00e9morons le 6 d\u00e9cembre 1989, prenons la r\u00e9solution de travailler encore plus fort au changement, pour la paix et pour mettre fin \u00e0 la violence sous toutes ses formes.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/11/27/patricia-davidson-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/patricia-davidson/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/388/",
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"source_id": "2561241",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Violence Against Women",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/11/27/",
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}