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{
"time": "2012-12-03 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Cathy McLeod (Kamloops\u2014Thompson\u2014Cariboo, CPC)",
"fr": "Mme Cathy McLeod (Kamloops\u2014Thompson\u2014Cariboo, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3104056\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the unsung heroes in a parliamentarian's world, the staff who support us every day, both on the Hill and at home in our ridings. They support the families who are desperately trying to connect with a loved one who has encountered tragedy overseas. They share in the joy of those reunited, as they arrive in Canada through our immigration program. They worry about their own safety as they try to assist the troubled or mentally ill individuals who turn to our offices for help and do all they can to make sure they receive the care they need.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3104057\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is not uncommon for them to serve coffee to demonstrators as they listen to their concerns, or sit blurry eyed through all-night committee filibusters. In what other job does the simple act of opening a parcel provide both delight and sometimes fear, all the while sorting through hundreds of emails, often with complex questions and the expectation of an immediate response?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3104058\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of all parliamentarians, I would like to salute and thank all staff, who truly are the wind beneath our wings.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3104056\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je rends aujourd'hui hommage aux h\u00e9ros m\u00e9connus de la vie d'un parlementaire: les membres du personnel qui nous assistent au quotidien, sur la Colline comme dans nos circonscriptions. Ils viennent en aide aux familles qui cherchent d\u00e9sesp\u00e9r\u00e9ment \u00e0 joindre un \u00eatre cher victime d'une trag\u00e9die \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger. Ils partagent la joie de ceux qui voient leurs proches arriver au Canada gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 notre programme d'immigration. Au m\u00e9pris parfois de leur propre s\u00e9curit\u00e9, ils cherchent \u00e0 pr\u00eater secours aux personnes agit\u00e9es ou atteintes d'une maladie mentale qui se pr\u00e9sentent \u00e0 nos bureaux et font tout en leur pouvoir afin qu'elles re\u00e7oivent les soins n\u00e9cessaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3104057\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il n'est pas rare qu'ils servent du caf\u00e9 aux manifestants, dont ils \u00e9coutent les r\u00e9criminations, ou assistent toute la nuit, malgr\u00e9 leurs lourdes paupi\u00e8res, \u00e0 la s\u00e9ance d'un comit\u00e9 paralys\u00e9 par des manoeuvres d'obstruction. Dans quel autre emploi le simple fait d'ouvrir un colis peut-il \u00eatre source d'enthousiasme et parfois de peur? Dans quel autre emploi doit-on faire le tri de centaines de courriels, dont les auteurs posent souvent des questions complexes et attendent une r\u00e9ponse sur-le-champ?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3104058\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom de tous les parlementaires, je tiens \u00e0 saluer et \u00e0 remercier tous les membres du personnel, qui nous mettent vraiment le vent dans les voiles.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/12/3/cathy-mcleod-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/cathy-mcleod/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1124/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7828858",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Parliamentary Staff",
"fr": "Le personnel parlementaire"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/12/3/",
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}
}