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{
"time": "2016-06-01 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin\u2014Middlesex\u2014London, CPC)",
"fr": "Mme Karen Vecchio (Elgin\u2014Middlesex\u2014London, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4395504\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge that today, June 1, is the beginning of Canada's first Pride Month. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395505\" data-originallang=\"en\">In far too many countries around the world lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals are among the poorest, most marginalized members of society, found jobless, homeless, and struggling to survive. In some cases, LGBTQ individuals, as a result of who they are, are rejected by their families, kicked out of their homes, and pushed out of school. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395506\" data-originallang=\"en\">Our nation was built on common values such as tolerance, openness and diversity, and we must continue to be a model of an inclusive society.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395507\" data-originallang=\"en\">As a country, we must show future generations that the best way to advance our shared goals is to embrace all members of our human family, regardless of who they are or who they love. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395508\" data-originallang=\"en\">I implore all Canadians to stand with me in encouraging our LGBTQ brothers and sisters to be proud of who they are, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4395504\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole pour souligner qu'aujourd'hui, le 1<sup>er</sup> juin, est le d\u00e9but du premier Mois de la fiert\u00e9 au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395505\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans beaucoup trop de pays, les personnes lesbiennes, gaies, bisexuelles et transidentitaires sont parmi les plus pauvres et les plus marginalis\u00e9es de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9; elles sont souvent sans travail et sans abri, et elles luttent pour survivre. Dans certains cas, en raison de leur identit\u00e9, les membres de la communaut\u00e9 LGBTQ sont rejet\u00e9s par leur famille, expuls\u00e9s de leur domicile ou forc\u00e9s de quitter l'\u00e9cole.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395506\" data-originallang=\"en\">Notre pays a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9 sur des valeurs communes telles que la tol\u00e9rance, l'ouverture \u00e0 l'autre et la diversit\u00e9, et nous devons continuer d'\u00eatre un mod\u00e8le de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 inclusive.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395507\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous devons montrer aux g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures que le meilleur moyen d'atteindre nos objectifs communs, c'est d'accepter tous les membres de la famille humaine, ind\u00e9pendamment de leur identit\u00e9 et de leur orientation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4395508\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'implore tous les Canadiens de se joindre \u00e0 moi pour encourager nos fr\u00e8res et soeurs de la communaut\u00e9 LGBTQ \u00e0 se montrer fiers de ce qu'ils sont, peu importe leur orientation ou leur identit\u00e9 sexuelles.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/6/1/karen-vecchio-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/karen-vecchio/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4203/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8955905",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Pride Month",
"fr": "Le Mois de la fiert\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/6/1/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F6%2F1%2F"
}
}