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{
"time": "2018-05-02 14:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Rh\u00e9al Fortin (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord, GPQ)",
"fr": "M. Rh\u00e9al Fortin (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord, GPQ)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5376452\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, news of the passing of our colleague, the member for <a data-HoCid=\"214426\" href=\"/politicians/gord-brown/\" title=\"Gord Brown\">Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes</a>, Gord Brown, came as a shock to us all.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376453\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On behalf of myself and my Groupe parlementaire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois colleagues, I extend my condolences to his wife and children, his loved ones and friends, his constituents, and his Conservative colleagues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376454\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In politics, our question period confrontations attract more attention than our collaborative efforts. Still, we are all in the same boat: we are all here because we answered the call to serve the public, and it was while serving the public that Gord left us.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376455\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to thank him for giving his all to representing the people of his riding for 14 years.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376456\" data-originallang=\"fr\">May his wife and children find the serenity and the courage to make it through this tragic time. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376457\" data-originallang=\"fr\">My sincere condolences.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5376452\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous sommes tous constern\u00e9s d'apprendre le d\u00e9c\u00e8s de notre coll\u00e8gue, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214426\" href=\"/politicians/gord-brown/\" title=\"Gord Brown\">Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes</a>, Gord Brown.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376453\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En mon nom et en celui de mes coll\u00e8gues du Groupe parlementaire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, je tiens \u00e0 offrir mes condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 son \u00e9pouse et \u00e0 ses enfants, ainsi qu'\u00e0 ses proches et \u00e0 ses amis, aux gens de sa circonscription, tout comme \u00e0 ses coll\u00e8gues du caucus conservateur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376454\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En politique, nos confrontations \u00e0 la p\u00e9riode des questions retiennent davantage l'attention que nos moments de collaboration. Toutefois, nous sommes tous ici dans le m\u00eame bateau, r\u00e9unis par l'appel du service public, et c'est en plein exercice de ce service public que Gord nous a quitt\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376455\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je tiens \u00e0 lui dire merci pour les 14 ann\u00e9es qu'il a consacr\u00e9es \u00e0 repr\u00e9senter les gens de chez lui avec toute son \u00e9nergie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376456\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Puissent son \u00e9pouse et ses deux enfants trouver la s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 et le courage n\u00e9cessaires pour affronter cette lourde \u00e9preuve.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5376457\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em> Sincere condolences</em>.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2018/5/2/rheal-fortin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rheal-fortin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4467/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10099767",
"h2": {
"en": "Gordon Brown",
"fr": "Gordon Brown"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2018/5/2/",
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}
}