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{
"time": "2016-01-26 13:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Salma Zahid (Scarborough Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": "Mme Salma Zahid (Scarborough-Centre, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4180111\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the attention of the House to the great work being done in Scarborough Centre and across Toronto by Project Engagement. Project Engagement is a volunteer-based, not for profit organization founded in 2004 by a local city councillor, Michael Thompson, and businessman, Vincent Gasparro. Their goal was to create an organization that could provide food, clothing, and other household necessities to families in need in Scarborough and across Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4180112\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I am pleased to say that they have succeeded in making a real difference. This past Christmas, I was pleased to join more than 600 community volunteers preparing food hampers to help ensure more than 400 families had a better Christmas, including a warm meal and toys for the children. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4180113\" data-originallang=\"en\">Project Engagement is making a real difference in the lives of families in need. We need more projects like this across Canada.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4180111\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je tiens \u00e0 souligner l'excellent travail qu'accomplit Project Engagement dans la circonscription de Scarborough-Centre et dans la grande r\u00e9gion de Toronto. Project Engagement est un organisme b\u00e9n\u00e9vole \u00e0 but non lucratif cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 2004. En fondant cet organisme, Michael Thompson, conseiller municipal de la r\u00e9gion, et Vincent Gasparro, homme d'affaires, voulaient distribuer des denr\u00e9es alimentaires, des v\u00eatements et d'autres biens essentiels aux familles les plus d\u00e9munies de Scarborough et de Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4180112\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je peux dire qu'ils ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer le sort de ces familles. Pendant le temps des F\u00eates, j'ai eu le plaisir de me joindre au groupe de plus de 600 b\u00e9n\u00e9voles et de pr\u00e9parer avec eux des paniers de provisions qui ont permis \u00e0 plus de 400 familles de passer un plus beau No\u00ebl. Ces familles ont pu ainsi manger un repas chaud et offrir des jouets aux enfants. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4180113\" data-originallang=\"en\">Project Engagement permet vraiment d'am\u00e9liorer le sort des familles les plus d\u00e9munies. Le Canada a besoin de plus de projets comme celui-ci.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/1/26/salma-zahid-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/salma-zahid/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4345/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8768294",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Project Engagement",
"fr": "L'organisme Project Engagement"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/1/26/",
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}