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{
"time": "2014-06-17 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Andrew Saxton (North Vancouver, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Andrew Saxton (North Vancouver, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3801837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the life of a prominent member of the B.C. Sikh community who, I am sad to say, passed away.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jagat Uppal, known as Jack, arrived in Canada in 1926 as part of the first wave of Sikh immigration to the province. Following his father's death, Jack left school at age 13 to help support his family and spent much of his time in sawmills, where he eventually became an owner and leader in the industry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801839\" data-originallang=\"en\">He used his experience to help fellow Sikhs get their start in B.C. and held an open door policy for anyone who needed help.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801840\" data-originallang=\"en\">Not only was he a selfless boss, friend, father, and husband; he was also perhaps best known for his tireless fight for equality. Jack helped lead the charge in the 1940s to secure the right to vote for Indian settlers in Canada, which was finally granted in 1947. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801841\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is especially poignant this year, the 100th anniversary of the <em>Komagata Maru </em> incident, for which our <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> was the first leader to officially apologize on behalf of the Government of Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801842\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of all British Columbians, I want to extend my condolences to the Uppal family and thank Jack for being a role model and an inspiration to all.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3801837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour rendre hommage \u00e0 un membre important de la communaut\u00e9 sikhe de la Colombie-Britannique, qui est malheureusement d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jagat Uppal, que l'on appelait Jack, est arriv\u00e9 au Canada en 1926, lors de la premi\u00e8re vague d'immigration des sikhs dans la province. Apr\u00e8s la mort de son p\u00e8re, alors qu'il avait 13 ans, Jack a quitt\u00e9 l'\u00e9cole pour aider \u00e0 subvenir aux besoins de sa famille et a pass\u00e9 la majeure partie de son temps dans les scieries; il est par la suite devenu propri\u00e9taire et leader de l'industrie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801839\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il s'est servi de son exp\u00e9rience pour aider ses concitoyens sikhs \u00e0 refaire leur vie en Colombie-Britannique et a adopt\u00e9 une politique de la porte ouverte pour tous ceux qui avaient besoin d'aide.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801840\" data-originallang=\"en\">Non seulement \u00e9tait-il un patron, un ami, un p\u00e8re et un mari g\u00e9n\u00e9reux, mais il a aussi lutt\u00e9 sans rel\u00e2che pour l'\u00e9galit\u00e9. Jack a pris les devants dans les ann\u00e9es 1940 pour qu'on octroie le droit de vote aux premiers habitants indiens du Canada, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 accord\u00e9 en 1947.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801841\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est tout particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9mouvant cette ann\u00e9e, puisque nous soulignons le 100<sup>e</sup> anniversaire de l'incident du Komagata Maru, pour lequel notre <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 le premier leader \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter des excuses officielles au nom du gouvernement du Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3801842\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom de tous les Britanno-Colombiens, je tiens \u00e0 offrir mes plus sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 la famille Uppal et \u00e0 remercier Jack d'avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 un mod\u00e8le et une source d'inspiration pour tous.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/6/17/andrew-saxton-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/andrew-saxton/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1183/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8424762",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Jagat Uppal",
"fr": "Jagat Uppal"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/6/17/",
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}