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{
"time": "2014-09-16 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Ted Opitz (Etobicoke Centre, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Ted Opitz (Etobicoke-Centre, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3822673\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, will visit Canada tomorrow. He will be warmly greeted by Canadians and in particular by those of Ukrainian heritage, as he will address all of Canada from this House.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822674\" data-originallang=\"en\">What President Poroshenko will find is that Canadians stand alongside the Ukrainian people in support of the right to freedom and self-determination, free from the intimidation of Vladimir Putin.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822675\" data-originallang=\"en\">Yesterday our <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> reminded Canadians that since the Putin regime invaded Ukraine, Canada has led the way in seeking the political and economic isolation of Russia. There is no ambiguity as to where Canada stands. We will never recognize the illegal occupation of Crimea or any other inch of Ukraine's sovereign territory. In support of Ukraine, we have sent financial assistance, military supplies, and our armed forces to reassure our NATO allies in eastern Europe.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822676\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canada is a loyal friend and recognizes that Ukrainian immigrants helped build and shape our nation. Canada will work hard to ensure that we help Ukraine build a new future and become prosperous as only free and democratic societies can.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822677\" data-originallang=\"en\"><em>Slava Ukraini</em>.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3822673\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, demain, le Canada recevra la visite du pr\u00e9sident de l'Ukraine, Petro Porochenko. Il sera ici m\u00eame, \u00e0 la Chambre des communes, et s'adressera \u00e0 l'ensemble de la population canadienne. Je sais que le pr\u00e9sident de l'Ukraine sera chaleureusement accueilli par les Canadiens, et plus particuli\u00e8rement par les Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822674\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le pr\u00e9sident Porochenko constatera que les Canadiens appuient le peuple ukrainien, qui doit pouvoir exercer son droit \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 et \u00e0 l'autod\u00e9termination et se soustraire au joug de Vladimir Poutine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822675\" data-originallang=\"en\">Hier, notre <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> a rappel\u00e9 aux Canadiens que, depuis que l'Ukraine a \u00e9t\u00e9 envahie par les troupes de Poutine, le Canada a donn\u00e9 l'exemple en exigeant l'isolement politique et \u00e9conomique de la Russie. La position du Canada est tr\u00e8s claire. Nous ne reconna\u00eetrons jamais l'occupation ill\u00e9gale de la Crim\u00e9e ou de toute autre parcelle du territoire souverain de l'Ukraine. Afin d'aider le peuple ukrainien, nous avons fourni de l'aide financi\u00e8re et du mat\u00e9riel militaire, et nous avons envoy\u00e9 des membres de nos forces arm\u00e9es; ils appuieront nos alli\u00e9s de l'OTAN qui se trouvent en Europe de l'Est.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822676\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le Canada est un ami fid\u00e8le; nous sommes conscients que les immigrants ukrainiens ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 fa\u00e7onner notre pays. Le Canada travaillera tr\u00e8s fort pour aider l'Ukraine \u00e0 construire son avenir et \u00e0 devenir une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9mocratique libre et prosp\u00e8re.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3822677\" data-originallang=\"en\"><em>Slava Ukraini</em></p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/9/16/ted-opitz-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ted-opitz/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4078/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8438911",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Ukraine",
"fr": "L'Ukraine"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/9/16/",
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}
}