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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2014-03-25 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Lib.)",
"fr": "Mme Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke-Nord, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3625581\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, every year roughly 800 children are born with cerebral palsy in Canada, meaning that 50,000 Canadians currently live with CP. Canadians with CP often need special resources to maintain their productivity, including special education, aids, and environmental adaptations. The average lifetime costs for each Canadian with CP are conservatively estimated to be $1.5 million for medication, therapy, adaptations, and equipment. The petitioners call upon the government to work with the provincial and territorial health ministers and all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive pan-Canadian strategy for CP, including better diagnosis, treatment and support, and a national awareness day. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3625581\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, chaque ann\u00e9e, au Canada, \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s 800 enfants naissent avec la paralysie c\u00e9r\u00e9brale, ce qui signifie qu'\u00e0 l'heure actuelle, 50 000 Canadiens vivent avec ce trouble du syst\u00e8me nerveux. Les personnes qui souffrent de paralysie c\u00e9r\u00e9brale ont souvent besoin de ressources sp\u00e9ciales pour demeurer productives, notamment des services \u00e9ducatifs sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s, des dispositifs d'aide et des adaptations du milieu. Selon une estimation prudente, la maladie co\u00fbterait en moyenne, \u00e0 long terme, pour chaque personne atteinte, 1,5 million de dollars pour les m\u00e9dicaments, les soins, les adaptations et les appareils. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement de travailler avec les ministres de la Sant\u00e9 des provinces et des territoires ainsi qu'avec tous les intervenants pour \u00e9laborer, \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de la paralysie c\u00e9r\u00e9brale, une strat\u00e9gie globale pancanadienne comportant l'am\u00e9lioration du diagnostic, du traitement et du soutien et pour instituer une journ\u00e9e nationale de sensibilisation. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/3/25/kirsty-duncan-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kirsty-duncan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1028/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8274052",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Cerebral Palsy",
"fr": "La paralysie c\u00e9r\u00e9brale"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/3/25/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F3%2F25%2F"
}
}