Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2014-01-30 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Pierre-Luc Dusseault (Sherbrooke, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Pierre-Luc Dusseault (Sherbrooke, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3553920\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, today, I want to pay tribute to Gilbert Boulanger, a Second World War veteran who just passed away at the age of 91. He was nicknamed \u201cl'Alouette\u201d, after his squadron.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553921\" data-originallang=\"fr\">During the Second World War, he was a gunner because he did not know how to fly the plane. He participated in 37 bombing missions, including two on the day of the Normandy invasion. After the war, he achieved his dream of becoming a pilot and devoted his life to his passion for aviation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553922\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, Gilbert Boulanger's pet cause was to promote the remembrance of veterans among Quebeckers and Canadians. He always considered himself to be the spokesman for his comrades in arms, who were far too often forgotten. He received a number of distinctions and decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the 1939-45 Star and the Air Crew Europe Star. He was a pacifist at heart and once said, \u201cI went to war, but I am not a warrior. We won the war, but we still have not won peace\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553923\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The \u201cAlouette affol\u00e9e\u201d, or crazy bird, took his last flight on December 31, 2013. Let us celebrate this extraordinary man and his contribution to the duty of remembrance that should inhabit us all. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3553920\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, aujourd'hui, je veux saluer un v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui vient de nous quitter \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de 91 ans, M. Gilbert Boulanger, surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab l'alouette \u00bb, du nom de son escadron.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553921\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mitrailleur pendant la guerre de 1939-1945, faute de pouvoir piloter l'avion, il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 37 missions de bombardements, dont deux le jour du d\u00e9barquement en Normandie. Il a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 son r\u00eave de devenir pilote apr\u00e8s la guerre et il a consacr\u00e9 sa vie \u00e0 sa passion pour l'aviation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553922\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Cependant, le principal cheval de bataille de Gilbert Boulanger a \u00e9t\u00e9 de raviver la m\u00e9moire des v\u00e9t\u00e9rans aupr\u00e8s des Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et des Canadiens. Il a toujours consid\u00e9r\u00e9 qu'il \u00e9tait le porte-parole de ses compagnons d'armes, trop souvent oubli\u00e9s. Il a re\u00e7u de nombreuses distinctions et d\u00e9corations, dont la Croix du service distingu\u00e9 dans l'Aviation, l'\u00c9toile de 1939-1945 et l'\u00c9toile de la bataille de l'air en Europe. Pacifiste dans l'\u00e2me, il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 mentionn\u00e9: \u00ab J\u2019ai fait la guerre, mais je ne suis pas un guerrier. Nous avons gagn\u00e9 la guerre, mais on n\u2019a toujours pas gagn\u00e9 la Paix. \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3553923\" data-originallang=\"fr\">L'alouette affol\u00e9e a entrepris son dernier vol le 31 d\u00e9cembre dernier. Saluons la m\u00e9moire de cet homme hors du commun et sa contribution au devoir de m\u00e9moire qui devrait tous nous habiter.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/1/30/pierre-luc-dusseault-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/pierre-luc-dusseault/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4097/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8208210",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Gilbert Boulanger",
        "fr": "Gilbert Boulanger"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/1/30/",
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