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{
"time": "2019-04-03 14:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton\u2014Wetaskiwin, CPC)",
"fr": "L'hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton\u2014Wetaskiwin, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5847678\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day and the anniversary of my son Jaden's diagnosis at age two.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847679\" data-originallang=\"en\">Autism comes with no end of labels, and in Jaden's case, one of those labels is non-verbal. Ironically, I think Jaden's most important label is his name.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847680\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I say ironically because unbeknownst to us when we named him, Jaden's name means \u201cGod has heard.\u201d There are few things I know for sure, but I know this. My 23-year-old non-verbal son has something to say. He says it in the simple words he types or writes. He says it with a sideways smile, a mysterious giggle, a whimsical look and sometimes with heartfelt tears.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847681\" data-originallang=\"en\">If people have the patience to just wait on him, quietly be present with him, joining him in the moment, in his moment, he will touch their hearts in the most magical of ways. They will hear his voice and they will never forget what he has to say.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5847678\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, hier, c'\u00e9tait la Journ\u00e9e mondiale de sensibilisation \u00e0 l'autisme. C'est aussi ce jour-l\u00e0 qu'on nous a communiqu\u00e9 le diagnostic d'autisme de mon fils, Jaden, quand il avait 2 ans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847679\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le diagnostic d'autisme s'accompagne d'une foule de qualificatifs, dont celui de non verbal, comme dans le cas de Jaden. Paradoxalement, je crois que c'est le nom de Jaden qui le d\u00e9finit le mieux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847680\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je dis que c'est paradoxal, car nous avons choisi son nom sans savoir qu'il signifie \u00ab Dieu a entendu \u00bb. J'ai peu de certitudes dans la vie, mais je sais assur\u00e9ment que mon fils non verbal de 23 ans a des choses \u00e0 dire. Il les dit avec les mots simples qu'il tape ou qu'il \u00e9crit. Il les dit avec un sourire en coin, un rire myst\u00e9rieux, un air \u00e9merveill\u00e9 et, parfois, des larmes d'\u00e9motion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5847681\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il a une fa\u00e7on extraordinaire de toucher le coeur de ceux qui savent l'attendre et l'accompagner patiemment et calmement au quotidien. Ceux qui entendent sa voix n'oublient jamais ce qu'il a \u00e0 dire.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/4/3/mike-lake-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mike-lake/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4302/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10551782",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "World Autism Awareness Day",
"fr": "La Journ\u00e9e mondiale de sensibilisation \u00e0 l'autisme"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/4/3/",
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}
}