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{
"time": "2014-09-25 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Linda Duncan (Edmonton\u2014Strathcona, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Linda Duncan (Edmonton\u2014Strathcona, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3831310\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, September 26 will be the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The intent is to raise awareness of the more than 16,000 nuclear weapons still in existence and the urgent need for global action.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831311\" data-originallang=\"en\">In 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a five-point proposal on nuclear disarmament.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831312\" data-originallang=\"en\">In 2010, the Conservative government supported an NDP motion endorsing the UN plan and committing to engage in negotiations for a nuclear weapons convention and to deploy a major worldwide Canadian diplomatic initiative to prevent nuclear proliferation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831313\" data-originallang=\"en\">A model nuclear weapons convention already exists as a UN document, and three-quarters of the states have voted to commence comprehensive negotiations. Canada should join this majority initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831314\" data-originallang=\"en\">More than 700 recipients of the Order of Canada have voiced support for the initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831315\" data-originallang=\"en\">I urge the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> to show leadership and act on this commitment.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3831310\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le 26 septembre marquera, pour la premi\u00e8re fois, la Journ\u00e9e internationale pour l'\u00e9limination totale des armes nucl\u00e9aires. Le but est de faire prendre conscience aux gens qu'il existe encore plus de 16 000 armes nucl\u00e9aires et qu'il est urgent de mobiliser la communaut\u00e9 internationale.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831311\" data-originallang=\"en\">En 2008, le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 une proposition en cinq points sur le d\u00e9sarmement nucl\u00e9aire. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831312\" data-originallang=\"en\">En 2010, le gouvernement conservateur a adopt\u00e9 une motion du NPD qui soutenait le plan des Nations Unies et qui encourageait le gouvernement \u00e0 entamer des n\u00e9gociations pour une convention sur les armes nucl\u00e9aires et \u00e0 mettre en oeuvre une importante initiative diplomatique canadienne \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle mondiale en appui \u00e0 la pr\u00e9vention de la prolif\u00e9ration nucl\u00e9aire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831313\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Nations Unies ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 pr\u00e9par\u00e9 une convention-type sur les armes nucl\u00e9aires sous la forme d'un document de travail et, au terme d'un vote, les trois quarts des \u00c9tats ont approuv\u00e9 la r\u00e9solution de lancer des n\u00e9gociations globales. Le Canada devrait se joindre \u00e0 cette initiative appuy\u00e9e par la majorit\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831314\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par ailleurs, plus de 700 r\u00e9cipiendaires de l'Ordre du Canada se sont prononc\u00e9s en faveur de l'initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3831315\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'exhorte donc le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> \u00e0 faire preuve de leadership et \u00e0 respecter cet engagement. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/9/25/linda-duncan-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/linda-duncan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1029/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8448456",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Elimination of Nuclear Weapons",
"fr": "L'\u00e9limination des armes nucl\u00e9aires"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/9/25/",
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}
}