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{
"time": "2009-06-02 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal (Newton\u2014North Delta, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1517835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, this week across the country, events are planned to call attention to the 25th anniversary of a difficult and dark chapter in India's history when a military assault was launched on the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517836\" data-originallang=\"en\">We can take this opportunity to reflect upon how, in the development of any country, democracy and human rights are always a work in progress in the development of any country and difficult challenges arise when ideals around nationhood collide, even in Canada, as we know. We can also affirm that dialogue is essential. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517837\" data-originallang=\"en\">We can also affirm that dialogue is essential. Here in Canada, we are very fortunate and proud that we have enshrined freedom of speech within our Constitution.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Through a dialogue, there is always hope for real resolutions, for peace and a better future for all.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1517835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, cette semaine, partout au pays, des activit\u00e9s sont pr\u00e9vues pour souligner le 25<sup>e</sup> anniversaire d'un chapitre difficile et sombre de l'histoire de l'Inde, soit l'attaque militaire lanc\u00e9e contre le temple sikh le plus sacr\u00e9, le Temple d'or d'Amritsar. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous pouvons profiter de l'occasion pour r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir sur le fait que, dans le processus de d\u00e9veloppement d'un pays, la d\u00e9mocratie et les droits de la personne sont toujours en \u00e9volution et des difficult\u00e9s surviennent lorsque des id\u00e9aux sur le statut de nation s'affrontent. C'est la m\u00eame chose au Canada, comme nous le savons. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous pouvons \u00e9galement affirmer que le dialogue est un \u00e9l\u00e9ment essentiel. Au Canada, nous sommes tr\u00e8s chanceux et fiers que la libert\u00e9 de parole soit garantie par notre Constitution.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1517838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Gr\u00e2ce au dialogue, on a toujours espoir d'en arriver \u00e0 de vraies r\u00e9solutions pour la paix et un meilleur avenir pour tous. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/6/2/sukh-dhaliwal-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/sukh-dhaliwal/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/397/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2802269",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "India",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/6/2/",
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}