Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-06-09 15:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Ralph Goodale (Wascana, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1148623\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, on a specific matter of House business that will be dealt with in the next two weeks, specifically on Wednesday, June 11, Canada's aboriginal leaders and selected residential school survivors will be invited to join us here on the floor of the House to receive the apology, and that obviously is very good news. However, apparently those aboriginal representatives will be expected simply to sit through perhaps the most important and emotional moment of their lives, and that is the official apology, without saying anything in response to it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1148624\" data-originallang=\"en\">Again, it is very good that aboriginal representatives will be on the floor. That idea was proposed in the House, first, by the official opposition and others. The government has agreed to it, and that is a very good thing. However, surely, on this very important occasion on Wednesday, those aboriginal representatives should not be voiceless. The aboriginal people, who will be here, will be hearing from four politicians in the House. Surely, the House owes them the courtesy of hearing from them in return, right here, so it can be on the official record.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1148625\" data-originallang=\"en\">As the government House leader contemplates the business of the House over the next two weeks, and specifically on Wednesday, while there is still time to do so, could we not come to some common understanding that the aboriginal peoples who will be on the floor will not only be asked to sit and listen, but in fact have the chance to respond?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1148623\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, \u00e0 l'occasion d'un moment pr\u00e9cis dans les travaux de la Chambre au cours des deux prochaines semaines, pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment le mercredi le 11 juin, les chefs autochtones du Canada et des survivants des pensionnats autochtones seront invit\u00e9s \u00e0 se joindre \u00e0 nous sur le parquet de la Chambre en vue de recevoir des excuses, ce qui est \u00e9videmment une tr\u00e8s bonne nouvelle. N\u00e9anmoins, il semble qu'on s'attende \u00e0 ce que ces repr\u00e9sentants autochtones assistent \u00e0 ce qui sera sans doute le moment le plus important et le plus riche en \u00e9motions de leur vie, les excuses officielles, sans pouvoir y r\u00e9pondre. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1148624\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est une tr\u00e8s bonne id\u00e9e que les repr\u00e9sentants autochtones soient pr\u00e9sents en cette enceinte. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 propos\u00e9e \u00e0 la Chambre, tout d'abord, par l'opposition officielle et par d'autres. Le gouvernement a donn\u00e9 son accord, et c'est une tr\u00e8s bonne chose. Toutefois, mercredi, lors de cette tr\u00e8s importante occasion, les repr\u00e9sentants autochtones ne devraient pas rest\u00e9s silencieux. Les Autochtones qui seront pr\u00e9sents \u00e9couteront quatre politiciens. La Chambre se doit tout de m\u00eame d'avoir la courtoisie de les \u00e9couter \u00e0 son tour, ici m\u00eame, afin de consigner officiellement cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1148625\" data-originallang=\"en\">Tandis que le leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre contemple les travaux projet\u00e9s pour les deux prochaines semaines, et particuli\u00e8rement pour mercredi, et pendant qu'il est encore temps, ne pouvons-nous pas nous entendre afin que les Autochtones qui seront pr\u00e9sents en cette enceinte soient plus que de simples spectateurs et qu'ils aient la possibilit\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondre?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/6/9/ralph-goodale-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/ralph-goodale/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2745/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2518428",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Extension of Sitting Hours",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/6/9/",
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}