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{
    "time": "2017-03-20 22:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Michelle Rempel",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Michelle Rempel"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4807905\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Chair, again I would direct colleagues in this place to look at my colleague from <a data-HoCid=\"214192\" href=\"/politicians/peter-kent/\" title=\"Peter Kent\">Thornhill</a>'s statement as of February 23, which contains concrete recommendations that the Liberals could undertake to do exactly what my colleague just said. I would also encourage my colleagues to read page 29 of the report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, which dealt with how to address the issue of internally displaced people. I will read an excerpt:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4807906\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Witnesses also suggested non-immigration-related measures that Canada could continue or initiate to support the Ukrainian people. These include maintaining sanctions against Russia, continued or increased support for the OSCE and the OSCE special monitoring mission, continued support as election observers... Further, Canada could provide aid to help integrate IDPs, to rebuild institutions such as the media that have been destroyed by the conflict.... Training to police officers and border guards and support to civil society organizations were also recommended areas for Canada's support. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4807907\" data-originallang=\"en\">This was a report that was sanctioned by the majority of Liberal members on this committee. These recommendations were made by people who have been suffering in this area, and frankly, I do not understand why the Liberal government has initiated a debate without addressing these issues.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4807905\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, j'exhorte de nouveau \u00e0 mes coll\u00e8gues \u00e0 examiner l'intervention faite par le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214192\" href=\"/politicians/peter-kent/\" title=\"Peter Kent\">Thornhill</a> le 23 f\u00e9vrier, qui contient des recommandations concr\u00e8tes qui permettraient aux lib\u00e9raux de faire exactement ce que mon coll\u00e8gue vient de demander. J'encourage aussi mes coll\u00e8gues \u00e0 lire la page 29 du rapport du Comit\u00e9 permanent de la citoyennet\u00e9 et de l'immigration, qui porte sur la fa\u00e7on de r\u00e9gler le probl\u00e8me des personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es. Je vais en lire un extrait:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4807906\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Des t\u00e9moins ont sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 par ailleurs des mesures de soutien du peuple ukrainien \u2014 des mesures non relatives \u00e0 l\u2019immigration \u2014 que le Canada pourrait adopter ou maintenir. Ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mentionn\u00e9es: le maintien des sanctions contre la Russie, un appui soutenu ou accru \u00e0 l\u2019OSCE et \u00e0 la Mission de surveillance sp\u00e9ciale en Ukraine de l\u2019OSCE, le maintien du soutien au travail des observateurs \u00e9lectoraux [...] En outre, le Canada pourrait fournir de l\u2019aide afin de faciliter l\u2019int\u00e9gration des PDI, la reconstruction des institutions telles que les m\u00e9dias d\u00e9truits durant le conflit [...] Enfin, le soutien du Canada \u00e0 la formation des policiers et des douaniers et au travail des organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile a \u00e9t\u00e9 recommand\u00e9. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4807907\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce rapport a \u00e9t\u00e9 approuv\u00e9 par la majorit\u00e9 des membres lib\u00e9raux du comit\u00e9. Les recommandations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 formul\u00e9es par des personnes gravement touch\u00e9es par ce probl\u00e8me. Franchement, je ne comprends pas pourquoi le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral a lanc\u00e9 un d\u00e9bat sans se pencher d'abord sur ces questions.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2017/3/20/michelle-rempel-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/michelle-rempel/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4385/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "9431765",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Operation UNIFIER",
        "fr": "L'op\u00e9ration Unifier"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2017/3/20/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2017%2F3%2F20%2F"
    }
}