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{
"time": "2015-05-26 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Tyrone Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Tyrone Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4124055\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, diabetes is an insidious disease. Like cancer, it can eat away at our bodies, but unlike cancer, diabetes is preventable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124056\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The incidences of obesity, inactivity, and unhealthy eating habits are at an all-time high in our communities. We have sacrificed the future health of our children for the sake of convenience and we have clouded the adverse effects of additives, such as salt and sugar, despite the detrimental effects they have on our health.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124057\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Today, on Parliament Hill, we are fortunate to welcome representatives from several organizations dedicated to promoting awareness of diabetes. I invite all of my colleagues to take the time to learn about the extraordinary work being done to fight this disease and, especially, to support this work in the future. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124058\" data-originallang=\"en\">We are nothing without our health.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124059\" data-originallang=\"fr\">A cure for diabetes is possible, with the right resources and the right attitude.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4124055\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le diab\u00e8te est une maladie sournoise. Comme le cancer, le diab\u00e8te s\u2019attaque \u00e0 votre corps, mais c\u2019est une maladie \u00e9vitable, contrairement au cancer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124056\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les cons\u00e9quences de l\u2019ob\u00e9sit\u00e9, de la s\u00e9dentarit\u00e9 et des mauvaises habitudes alimentaires ont atteint un niveau record dans nos collectivit\u00e9s. Nous avons sacrifi\u00e9 la sant\u00e9 de nos enfants pour des raisons de commodit\u00e9, et nous avons ferm\u00e9 les yeux sur les effets ind\u00e9sirables des additifs, comme le sel et le sucre, en d\u00e9pit de leurs effets n\u00e9fastes sur notre sant\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124057\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Aujourd'hui, sur la Colline du Parlement, nous avons la chance d'avoir des repr\u00e9sentants de plusieurs organisations qui se consacrent \u00e0 la sensibilisation \u00e0 la lutte contre le diab\u00e8te. J'invite tous mes coll\u00e8gues \u00e0 prendre le temps de s'informer sur le travail extraordinaire qui est fait pour cette lutte, et surtout, \u00e0 soutenir le travail \u00e0 venir. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124058\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous ne sommes rien sans notre sant\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4124059\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il est possible de vaincre le diab\u00e8te lorsqu'on joint les bonnes ressources \u00e0 la bonne attitude. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2015/5/26/tyrone-benskin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/tyrone-benskin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4048/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8711677",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Diabetes Day on the Hill",
"fr": "La Journ\u00e9e du diab\u00e8te sur la Colline"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2015/5/26/",
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}
}