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{
"time": "2009-05-26 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Geoff Regan (Halifax West, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1499851\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dianne Swinemar, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia, on receiving an honorary doctorate of civil law from St. Mary's University. This degree recognizes Ms. Swinemar's outstanding leadership in community activism. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499852\" data-originallang=\"en\">I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Swinemar and I have long admired her commitment to ending chronic hunger and alleviating poverty. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499853\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dianne led the transition of the Metro Food Bank Society from a Halifax based distribution centre to Feed Nova Scotia, a provincial food collection and distribution centre serving 150 food banks and meal programs province-wide. During the 2008 fiscal year, Feed Nova Scotia distributed 1.8 million kilograms of donated food valued at $14.4 million to local feeding programs across the province.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499854\" data-originallang=\"en\">I ask the House to join me, her husband Lloyd, and her daughters Rebecca and Jennifer, in congratulating Ms. Swinemar on this well-deserved honour.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1499851\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je tiens \u00e0 f\u00e9liciter Dianne Swinemar, directrice ex\u00e9cutive de l'organisme Feed Nova Scotia, qui a re\u00e7u un doctorat honorifique en droit civil de l'Universit\u00e9 St. Mary's en reconnaissance de son leadership exceptionnel au chapitre de l'action communautaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499852\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai eu le plaisir de travailler avec Mme Swinemar et j'ai longtemps admir\u00e9 son engagement \u00e0 mettre un terme \u00e0 la faim chronique et \u00e0 la pauvret\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499853\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dianne a dirig\u00e9 la transition de la Metro Food Bank Society, un centre de distribution de Halifax, \u00e0 Feed Nova Scotia, un centre provincial de collecte et de distribution qui dessert 150 banques alimentaires et services de repas \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle provinciale. Au cours de l'exercice 2008, Feed Nova Scotia a distribu\u00e9 1,8 million de kilos d'aliments \u00e0 des programmes d'aide alimentaire locaux partout dans la province, pour une valeur de 14,4 millions de dollars.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1499854\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je demande \u00e0 la Chambre de se joindre \u00e0 moi, \u00e0 son conjoint Lloyd, et \u00e0 ses filles Rebecca et Jennifer, afin de f\u00e9liciter Mme Swinemar pour cet honneur pleinement m\u00e9rit\u00e9. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/5/26/geoff-regan-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/geoff-regan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1640/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2781549",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Feed Nova Scotia",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/5/26/",
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}