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{
"time": "2011-12-06 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Chungsen Leung (Willowdale, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Chungsen Leung (Willowdale, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2630823\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, Canada is a model on the world stage for respecting freedom of religion. In fact, one of our government's key re-election promises was to establish an office for religious freedom. However, religious freedom is not something that is enjoyed by all people around the world. One such case is in Vietnam, where FatherThadeus Nguyen Van Ly, a Roman Catholic priest, has been repeatedly arrested for peacefully criticizing the Vietnamese Communist government's stance on religion. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2630824\" data-originallang=\"en\">Father Ly was rearrested most recently in July of 2011. He was returned to prison despite having health problems, having suffered three strokes that caused paralysis of his right arm and leg.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2630825\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vietnamese Canadians across the country are deeply concerned about this undemocratic situation. This week I will have the privilege of tabling a petition from the community that will call on the Vietnamese Communist government to unconditionally release Father Ly from prison.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2630823\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le Canada sert d'exemple \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle internationale quand il est question de respecter la libert\u00e9 de religion. D'ailleurs, l'une des principales promesses \u00e9lectorales du gouvernement portait sur la cr\u00e9ation d'un bureau de la libert\u00e9 de religion. Mais cette libert\u00e9 n'existe malheureusement pas dans le monde entier. Je pense par exemple \u00e0 ce qui se passe au Vietnam, o\u00f9 le p\u00e8re Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, un pr\u00eatre catholique, a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9 plusieurs fois pour avoir critiqu\u00e9 pacifiquement la position du gouvernement communiste vietnamien \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de la religion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2630824\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sa derni\u00e8re arrestation remonte \u00e0 juillet 2011. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 emprisonn\u00e9 \u00e0 nouveau malgr\u00e9 ses probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9: son bras droit et sa jambe droite sont paralys\u00e9s \u00e0 la suite de trois accidents vasculaires c\u00e9r\u00e9braux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2630825\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Canadiens d'origine vietnamienne \u00e9prouvent une vive inqui\u00e9tude devant cette situation contraire \u00e0 la d\u00e9mocratie. Cette semaine, j'aurai le privil\u00e8ge de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition dans laquelle cette communaut\u00e9 exhorte le gouvernement communiste vietnamien \u00e0 lib\u00e9rer le p\u00e8re Ly sans conditions.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2011/12/6/chungsen-leung-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/chungsen-leung/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4088/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "5180515",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Religious Freedom",
"fr": "La libert\u00e9 de religion"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2011/12/6/",
"related": {
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}
}