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{
"time": "2018-11-01 13:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches\u2014East York, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches\u2014East York, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5626359\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, Shamim Ahmadi grew up in a Taliban-occupied city in Afghanistan, where girls who tried to go to school faced threats and danger. However, when her six-month old brother passed away due to illness, she knew she needed to go to school to become a doctor.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626360\" data-originallang=\"en\">In a recent interview, she said, \u201cIf see a family that is struggling, as a doctor I could help them. And that became my dream.\u201d Shamim came to Canada in 2013 at age 21. When she arrived she had no money, nowhere to stay and struggled with English. Toronto's Covenant House provided her with a room, English classes, access to school and help navigating the immigration system. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626361\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shamim is now a permanent resident and following her dream of becoming a doctor. She will graduate from Centennial College's practical nursing program next month and intends to continue her studies at medical school.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626362\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shamim has also started a charitable organization, the Ahmada Development Organization, to provide scholarships for Afghan students. Recently, she shared her story at TEDx's first Centennial College Toronto event dedicated to stories of resilience. In her words \u201cI have my status, I have my life in Canada, and now I'm going for my higher education and there is nothing to stop me.\u201d She is right. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5626359\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, Shamim Ahmadi a grandi dans une ville occup\u00e9e par les talibans, en Afghanistan, o\u00f9 les filles qui tentaient de se rendre \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole faisaient face \u00e0 des menaces et au danger. Cependant, lorsque son fr\u00e8re est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en raison d'une maladie \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de six mois, elle a su qu'elle devait aller \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole pour devenir m\u00e9decin.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626360\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Lors d'une entrevue r\u00e9cente, elle a dit ceci: \u00ab Si j'\u00e9tais m\u00e9decin, je pourrais aider les familles dans le besoin. C'est devenu pour moi un r\u00eave. \u00bb Shamim a immigr\u00e9 au Canada en 2013, lorsqu'elle avait 21 ans. Elle n'avait pas d'argent, pas de logement et avait du mal \u00e0 s'exprimer en anglais. La Covenant House, \u00e0 Toronto, lui a donn\u00e9 une chambre, des cours d'anglais et un acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'\u00e9ducation, et l'a aid\u00e9e \u00e0 parcourir le syst\u00e8me d'immigration. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626361\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shamim a maintenant le statut de r\u00e9sidente permanente, et elle poursuit son r\u00eave de devenir m\u00e9decin. Elle obtiendra son dipl\u00f4me du programme pratique de sciences infirmi\u00e8res du Coll\u00e8ge Centennial le mois prochain, et elle pr\u00e9voit poursuivre ses \u00e9tudes en m\u00e9decine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5626362\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shamim a \u00e9galement mis sur pied la Ahmada Development Organization, un organisme de bienfaisance qui octroie des bourses d'\u00e9tudes \u00e0 des \u00e9tudiants afghans. Elle a r\u00e9cemment partag\u00e9 son histoire dans le cadre de la toute premi\u00e8re conf\u00e9rence TEDx du Coll\u00e8ge Centennial de Toronto, \u00e9v\u00e9nement qui est consacr\u00e9 aux t\u00e9moignages de r\u00e9silience. Pour reprendre ses mots, \u00ab J'ai mon statut, j'ai ma vie au Canada, et maintenant je vais chercher mon dipl\u00f4me d'\u00e9tudes sup\u00e9rieures et rien ne peut m'arr\u00eater. \u00bb Elle a raison.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2018/11/1/nathaniel-erskine-smith-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/nathaniel-erskine-smith/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4219/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10349471",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Afghan Students",
"fr": "Les \u00e9tudiants afghans"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2018/11/1/",
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}
}