Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-06-10 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Mario Silva (Davenport, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1151098\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, today, June 10, is Portugal Day, a day we celebrate the great poet, Luis Vaz de Camoes, and also when we honour the contributions made by Portuguese Canadians in Canada and a relationship that dates back centuries.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151099\" data-originallang=\"en\">Among the notables in this history are Gasper Corte Real, who in the 15th century discovered Conception Bay, or Pedro da Silva, who in 1705 was commissioned as the \u201cfirst courier\u201d in New France.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151100\" data-originallang=\"en\">We also honour those on Canada's west coast like Portuguese pioneer, Jose Silva, also known as Joe Silvey, who braved enormous challenges in the late 1800s to become the first British Canadian citizen of Portuguese origin, and the first known European to marry an aboriginal. He also introduced net fishing along the west coast and opened Vancouver's first bistro known as \u201cThe Hole in the Wall\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151101\" data-originallang=\"en\">In 2003 Portuguese Canadians celebrated the 50th anniversary of official immigration to Canada when vibrant neighbourhoods developed in places like Portugal Village in Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151102\" data-originallang=\"en\">Today, we recognize people like Bill Moniz, who works tirelessly to document Portuguese history in Canada or groups like ACAPO, who organize Portugal Day parades in Toronto each year that draw over 300,000 people.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151103\" data-originallang=\"en\">As the first Portuguese Canadian member of Parliament, it is my honour to ask that all members of the House join with me in honouring Luis Vaz de Camoes and in celebrating Portugal Day.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1151098\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le 10 juin marque la journ\u00e9e du Portugal, occasion de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la vie du grand po\u00e8te Luis de Camoes, la contribution des Canadiens d'origine portugaise au Canada et les liens qui nous unissent depuis des si\u00e8cles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151099\" data-originallang=\"en\">Parmi les grands noms de cette histoire, notons Gaspar Corte Real, qui a d\u00e9couvert la baie de Conception au XV<sup>e</sup> si\u00e8cle, et Pedro da Silva, premier courrier officiel de la Nouvelle-France qui re\u00e7ut sa commission en 1705. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151100\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous rendons \u00e9galement hommage \u00e0 des habitants de la c\u00f4te Ouest du Canada tels que le pionnier portugais Jos\u00e9 Silva, dit Joe Silvey, qui a brav\u00e9 d'\u00e9normes difficult\u00e9s vers la fin des ann\u00e9es 1800 afin de devenir le premier citoyen canado-britannique d'origine portugaise et, que l'on sache, le premier Europ\u00e9en \u00e0 \u00e9pouser une Autochtone. On lui doit en outre l'introduction de la p\u00eache au filet le long de la c\u00f4te Ouest et l'ouverture du premier bistro de Vancouver: \u00ab The Hole in the Wall \u00bb. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151101\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Canadiens d'origine portugaise ont c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 en 2003 le cinquantenaire d'immigration officielle au Canada de Portugais qui nous ont donn\u00e9 des quartiers pleins de vitalit\u00e9 tels que Portugal Village, \u00e0 Toronto. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151102\" data-originallang=\"en\">Parmi nos contemporains, nous rendons hommage \u00e0 des gens comme Bill Moniz, qui travaille sans rel\u00e2che \u00e0 documenter l'histoire des Portugais au Canada, ou \u00e0 des groupes comme l'alliance portugaise ACAPO, qui organise tous les ans \u00e0 Toronto un d\u00e9fil\u00e9 de la journ\u00e9e du Portugal qui attire plus de 300 000 personnes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151103\" data-originallang=\"en\">En tant que premier d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'origine portugaise, j'ai l'honneur de demander \u00e0 tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de se joindre \u00e0 moi pour rendre hommage \u00e0 Luis Vaz de Camoes et pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la journ\u00e9e du Portugal.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/6/10/mario-silva-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/mario-silva/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1357/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2523916",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Portuguese Canadians",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/6/10/",
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