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{
"time": "2015-06-18 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener-Centre, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4165075\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, this weekend Kitchener will host our annual multicultural festival, a celebration of the customs that Canadians bring from all around the globe.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165076\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is similar to the multi-faith prayer breakfast held every year in Waterloo region. In contrast to the recent court decision on prayer, Waterloo embraces pluralism, inviting each faith to offer its own prayer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165077\" data-originallang=\"en\">When we approach our diversity most closely, we learn how much we are alike. When we learn not to fear our differences, we discover our common humanity.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165078\" data-originallang=\"en\">As a free society, we let everyone live the way they choose, absent some compelling need. We do not tell people how to pray or what to eat or even how to dress, unless there is a strong reason to limit freedom.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165079\" data-originallang=\"en\">If we disagree about limits to freedom, we disagree with respect and judicial process.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165080\" data-originallang=\"en\">Let every parliamentarian join Kitchener-Waterloo in affirming these principles.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4165075\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le week-end prochain, la ville de Kitchener tiendra son festival multiculturel annuel, qui met \u00e0 l'honneur les coutumes que les Canadiens en provenance d'autres pays ont apport\u00e9es au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165076\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement ressemble au d\u00e9jeuner-pri\u00e8re multiconfessionnel qui se d\u00e9roule une fois l'an dans la r\u00e9gion de Waterloo. \u00c0 contre-courant de la r\u00e9cente d\u00e9cision de la cour au sujet de la pri\u00e8re, Waterloo embrasse le pluralisme en invitant chaque croyant \u00e0 faire sa propre pri\u00e8re.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165077\" data-originallang=\"en\">En examinant nos diff\u00e9rences de plus pr\u00e8s, nous r\u00e9alisons \u00e0 quel point nous nous ressemblons. Lorsque nous apprivoisons nos diff\u00e9rences, nous d\u00e9couvrons que nous sommes tous humains.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165078\" data-originallang=\"en\">Une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 libre laisse chacun vivre sa vie comme il l'entend, \u00e0 moins d'un imp\u00e9ratif. Nous ne disons pas aux gens ce qu'ils doivent manger ni comment ils doivent prier ou se v\u00eatir, sauf s'il y a de solides raisons de limiter les libert\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165079\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les d\u00e9saccords que nous pouvons avoir quant aux limites \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 se vivent dans le respect de l'autre et par l'interm\u00e9diaire du processus judiciaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4165080\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'invite tous les parlementaires \u00e0 c\u00e9l\u00e9brer ces principes avec la collectivit\u00e9 de Kitchener-Waterloo.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2015/6/18/stephen-woodworth-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/stephen-woodworth/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1230/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8756515",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Kitchener Multicultural Festival",
"fr": "Le festival multiculturel de Waterloo"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2015/6/18/",
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}
}