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{
    "time": "2013-01-29 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Lawrence Toet (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, CPC)",
        "fr": "M. Lawrence Toet (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3164730\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, 2012 was a year of many great celebrations and accomplishments for the wonderful people of Elmwood\u2014Transcona. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164731\" data-originallang=\"en\">From Happy Days on Henderson to Canada Day celebrations and the Transcona Centennial celebration, we gathered to celebrate our community. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164732\" data-originallang=\"en\">From the Disraeli Freeway completion to the construction agreement for the Plessis underpass, we are working together to improve our community and to continue to support projects that will increase opportunities for employment and in valued skilled trades and economic prosperity for our community.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164733\" data-originallang=\"en\">Our government has invested in improved lighting for sports fields, playground and building improvements for area community centres, and improvements to daycare facilities. These are the priorities of the community, and our government is helping fulfill these needs and is creating jobs for our community.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164734\" data-originallang=\"en\">I have also had the pleasure of awarding the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to some truly inspiring community members, each of whom has contributed his or her time and energy to make our community stronger. We each have our memories of what our community was and a vision of what it will be if we continue working together at building on a foundation of helping each other.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164735\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am thankful for the support of my constituents whom I proudly represent.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3164730\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'ann\u00e9e 2012 a \u00e9t\u00e9 une ann\u00e9e de c\u00e9l\u00e9brations et de r\u00e9alisations pour les gens extraordinaires d'Elmwood\u2014Transcona.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164731\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons f\u00eat\u00e9 ensemble lors du festival Happy Days on Henderson, des c\u00e9l\u00e9brations de la f\u00eate du Canada et des f\u00eates du centenaire de Transcona.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164732\" data-originallang=\"en\">Qu'il s'agisse de la fin des travaux de construction de l'autoroute Disraeli ou de l'entente de construction du viaduc Plessis, nous unissons nos efforts pour am\u00e9liorer notre milieu et nous continuons de soutenir des projets qui stimuleront la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 de notre r\u00e9gion et qui cr\u00e9eront des possibilit\u00e9s d'emploi dans des m\u00e9tiers sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s de qualit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164733\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement a consacr\u00e9 des fonds pour l'am\u00e9lioration de l'\u00e9clairage de terrains de sports et de terrains de jeu, pour la r\u00e9novation de centres communautaires et pour l'am\u00e9lioration des installations de services de garde. Voil\u00e0 les priorit\u00e9s des gens. Le gouvernement contribue \u00e0 combler ces besoins et cr\u00e9e des emplois pour la collectivit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164734\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai aussi eu le bonheur de remettre la M\u00e9daille du jubil\u00e9 de diamant de la reine \u00e0 quelques personnes qui sont une v\u00e9ritable source d'inspiration. Ces gens ont donn\u00e9 de leur temps et de leur \u00e9nergie pour am\u00e9liorer la collectivit\u00e9. Nous avons chacun nos souvenirs de ce qu'\u00e9tait notre collectivit\u00e9 et nous savons ce qu'elle deviendra si nous continuons \u00e0 unir ainsi nos efforts et \u00e0 nous entraider.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3164735\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je remercie de leur soutien les citoyens dont j'ai l'honneur de d\u00e9fendre les int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e0 la Chambre.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2013/1/29/lawrence-toet-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/lawrence-toet/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4091/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7857795",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Elmwood\u2014Transcona",
        "fr": "Elmwood\u2014Transcona"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2013/1/29/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2013%2F1%2F29%2F"
    }
}