{"time": "2017-03-20 23:55:00", "attribution": {"en": "Ms. Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo\u2014Ladysmith, NDP)", "fr": "Mme Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo\u2014Ladysmith, NPD)"}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4808067\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Chair, I would like to invite my colleague from <a data-HoCid=\"214129\" href=\"/politicians/daniel-blaikie/\" title=\"Daniel Blaikie\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a> to expand on some of his comments about the role of civil society.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4808068\" data-originallang=\"en\">In 2012, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress testified to the foreign affairs committee of this Parliament, saying:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4808069\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Canada can help foster NGO sector development, especially groups working in the areas of human rights, education, and law reform, as a vibrant civil society is one of the best guarantors of Ukraine's long-term democratic evolution. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4808070\" data-originallang=\"en\">Could my colleague talk a little more about the role of civil society in supporting a strong democracy?</p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4808067\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, j'invite mon coll\u00e8gue d'<a data-HoCid=\"214129\" href=\"/politicians/daniel-blaikie/\" title=\"Daniel Blaikie\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a> \u00e0 approfondir certaines de ses observations sur le r\u00f4le de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4808068\" data-originallang=\"en\">En 2012, un repr\u00e9sentant du Congr\u00e8s des Ukrainiens canadiens a comparu devant le comit\u00e9 des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, et il a dit ceci: </p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4808069\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le Canada peut aider \u00e0 favoriser le d\u00e9veloppement du secteur des ONG, notamment les groupes travaillant dans les domaines des droits humains, de l'\u00e9ducation et de la r\u00e9forme du droit, puisqu'une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile dynamique est le meilleur garant de l'\u00e9volution d\u00e9mocratique de l'Ukraine \u00e0 long terme. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4808070\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mon coll\u00e8gue peut-il parler un peu plus de la fa\u00e7on dont la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile peut contribuer \u00e0 l'instauration d'une d\u00e9mocratie vigoureuse?</p>"}, "url": "/debates/2017/3/20/sheila-malcolmson-5/", "politician_url": "/politicians/sheila-malcolmson/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4256/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "9431868", "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"}}