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{
"time": "2017-05-30 12:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4920099\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am sorry. I am shocked that this is happening in Canada, and I pause.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920100\" data-originallang=\"en\">The second petition is about vehicular homicide. It highlights, sadly, that 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius was tragically killed by an impaired driver who chose to drive while drunk. Kassandra's family members are devastated, and they are part of an association called Families for Justice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920101\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners are calling for the crime of driving impaired and killing someone to be called vehicular homicide, and they are calling for mandatory minimum sentences to give guidance to the courts to make sure there is an appearance of justice upon conviction.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4920099\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, excusez-moi: je suis abasourdi qu'une telle chose se produise au Canada. J'ai besoin d'une pause.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920100\" data-originallang=\"en\">La deuxi\u00e8me p\u00e9tition porte sur l'homicide commis au volant d'un v\u00e9hicule automobile. Elle nous rappelle que Kassandra Kaulius s'est malheureusement fait tuer par un conducteur en \u00e9tat d'\u00e9bri\u00e9t\u00e9 qui avait choisi de prendre le volant. Les membres de la famille de Kassandra sont durement \u00e9prouv\u00e9s. Ils sont membres de l'association Families for Justice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920101\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires r\u00e9clament que cet acte criminel, c'est-\u00e0-dire le fait qu'un conducteur en \u00e9tat d'\u00e9bri\u00e9t\u00e9 choisisse malgr\u00e9 tout de prendre le volant et cause la mort d'une personne, devienne une infraction en bonne et due: l'homicide commis au volant d'un v\u00e9hicule automobile. Ils demandent aussi la cr\u00e9ation de peines minimales obligatoires qui aideraient les tribunaux \u00e0 faire en sorte qu'il y ait apparence de justice lorsqu'une personne est reconnue coupable. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/5/30/mark-warawa-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mark-warawa/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4331/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9562415",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Impaired Driving",
"fr": "La conduite avec facult\u00e9s affaiblies"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/5/30/",
"related": {
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}
}