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{
    "time": "2016-06-06 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Longueuil\u2014Charles-LeMoyne, Lib.)",
        "fr": "Mme Sherry Romanado (Longueuil\u2014Charles-LeMoyne, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4401341\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank our veterans on the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401342\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Royal Canadian Navy sent over 100 ships and 10,000 sailors as the Canadian contingent of over 14,000 soldiers landed in Normandy, France, including Juno Beach alongside the Allied troops. The success achieved in Normandy was the turning point in World War II. Canadians gave their lives to end the scourge of Nazi Germany.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401343\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We are proud of our veterans, and we are grateful for their service and sacrifice, which allow us to enjoy the freedom we have today and ensure that the events of the Second World War never happen again. Those who lost their lives in the wars of the past made the ultimate sacrifice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401344\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Let us remember those who gave their lives for the sake of our future.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401345\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lest we forget their enormous sacrifice for our freedom.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4401341\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour remercier nos anciens combattants \u00e0 l'occasion du 72<sup>e</sup> anniversaire du jour J.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401342\" data-originallang=\"en\">La Marine royale canadienne a envoy\u00e9 plus de 100 navires et 10 000 marins joindre le contingent canadien de plus de 14 000 soldats qui ont d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 en Normandie, en France, sur la plage Juno, avec les troupes alli\u00e9es. Le succ\u00e8s de cette op\u00e9ration en Normandie fut un moment charni\u00e8re de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Des Canadiens ont sacrifi\u00e9 leur vie pour mettre fin au fl\u00e9au que repr\u00e9sentait l'Allemagne nazie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401343\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous sommes fiers de nos anciens combattants et nous sommes reconnaissants de leurs services et de leurs sacrifices qui nous permettent de profiter des libert\u00e9s d'aujourd'hui et de nous assurer que les \u00e9v\u00e9nements de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ne se r\u00e9p\u00e8tent jamais. Le co\u00fbt des vies perdues dans les guerres du pass\u00e9 est le sacrifice ultime.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401344\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Rappelons-nous ceux qui ont sacrifi\u00e9 leur vie pour le bien de notre avenir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4401345\" data-originallang=\"en\">N'oublions jamais les \u00e9normes sacrifices qu'ils ont consentis pour notre libert\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2016/6/6/sherry-romanado-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/sherry-romanado/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4272/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8967803",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "D-Day",
        "fr": "Le jour J"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2016/6/6/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F6%2F6%2F"
    }
}