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{
"time": "2010-10-01 10:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent\u2014Essex, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2088434\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, today Canada joins the international community to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. October 1 is also the day designated in Bill <a data-HoCid=\"4620315\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-40/\" title=\"An Act to establish National Seniors Day\">C-40</a> to be Canada's National Seniors Day.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2088435\" data-originallang=\"en\">In my riding of Chatham-Kent--Essex, I have conducted a series of visits to seniors homes, where I converse with seniors in an exercise called \u201clistening to seniors\u201d. It is one of my most enjoyable functions, where a wealth of wisdom and advice is gleaned from our oldest and wisest citizens. We talk about the Canada they grew up in and the changes they experienced, good or not so good. They offer an abundance of great advice about where we ought to go and how we ought to get there.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2088436\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am thankful for our seniors and forever grateful to them for the Canada they have helped build. I treasure the time I have been able to spend with each one of them and look forward to our next appointment with \u201clistening to seniors\u201d.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2088434\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, le Canada se joint aujourd'hui \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 internationale pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer la Journ\u00e9e internationale des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es des Nations Unies. Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"4620315\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-40/\" title=\"An Act to establish National Seniors Day\">C-40</a> d\u00e9signe \u00e9galement le 1<sup>er</sup> octobre comme la Journ\u00e9e nationale des a\u00een\u00e9s au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2088435\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans ma circonscription, Chatham-Kent-Essex, j'ai effectu\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie de visites dans des foyers pour personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es. Dans le cadre d'un exercice d'\u00e9coute, j'ai eu des conversations avec des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es. C'est l'une des t\u00e2ches que j'appr\u00e9cie le plus. J'ai pu profiter de la sagesse et des conseils de nos citoyens les plus \u00e2g\u00e9s et les plus sages. Nous avons parl\u00e9 du Canada dans lequel ils ont grandi, ainsi que des bons et des mauvais changements qu'ils ont v\u00e9cus. Ces personnes offrent beaucoup de bons conseils sur la direction que nous devrions prendre et sur la fa\u00e7on d'y parvenir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2088436\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je ch\u00e9ris nos a\u00een\u00e9s. Je leur serai toujours reconnaissant d'avoir contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9dification du Canada d'aujourd'hui. Je me r\u00e9jouis du temps que j'ai pu passer avec eux, et j'ai h\u00e2te de les rencontrer \u00e0 nouveau.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/10/1/dave-van-kesteren-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/dave-van-kesteren/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/601/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3324529",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Seniors",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/10/1/",
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}
}