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{
    "time": "2016-11-01 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4594335\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, October 15, I had the privilege of attending the eighth annual \u201cLes R\u00eaves de Monique\u201d event, celebrating the courage, determination, and strength of women and men who have had breast cancer surgery.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594336\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Every year \u201cLes R\u00eaves de Monique\u201d hosts a fashion show featuring survivors and women currently fighting the disease in order to raise money to provide women like them with specially designed post-surgical clothing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594337\" data-originallang=\"fr\">As I myself have had the privilege of walking the catwalk at this event, I would like to congratulate Monique Bourassa for organizing this fundraiser and finding all the sponsors and donors.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594338\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I want to take this opportunity to emphasize again the importance of these kinds of initiatives in Gatineau and in all of our communities. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4594335\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le samedi 15 octobre dernier, j'ai eu le privil\u00e8ge de participer \u00e0 la huiti\u00e8me \u00e9dition de l'initiative \u00ab Les r\u00eaves de Monique \u00bb, afin de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer le courage, la d\u00e9termination et la grande force des femmes et des hommes ayant subi une op\u00e9ration pour le cancer du sein. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594336\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Chaque ann\u00e9e, \u00ab Les r\u00eaves de Monique \u00bb organise un d\u00e9fil\u00e9 de mode mettant en valeur des survivantes et des combattantes, afin de r\u00e9colter des fonds permettant de fournir des v\u00eatements postop\u00e9ratoires con\u00e7us sp\u00e9cialement pour ces derni\u00e8res.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594337\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ayant moi-m\u00eame eu le privil\u00e8ge de d\u00e9filer lors de cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement, j'aimerais f\u00e9liciter Monique Bourassa d'avoir organis\u00e9 cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement, et d'en avoir trouv\u00e9 les commanditaires et les donateurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4594338\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'en profite pour souligner \u00e0 nouveau l'importance de telles initiatives au sein de Gatineau et au sein de nos collectivit\u00e9s.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2016/11/1/steven-mackinnon-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/steven-mackinnon/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4422/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "9209894",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Charity Fundraising Event",
        "fr": "Les r\u00eaves de Monique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2016/11/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F11%2F1%2F"
    }
}