Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2019-05-15 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Shaun Chen",
        "fr": "M. Shaun Chen"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5916890\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5916891\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have had discussions among the parties, and I believe if you seek it, you will receive unanimous consent for the following motion: Whereas Canada and Sri Lanka share deep people-to-people ties; whereas in recent times countless lives have been lost to senseless violence, natural disasters and war in Sri Lanka; whereas Canada condemns the recent terrorist acts targeting Christians' prayer on Easter Sunday and civilians at hotels in Colombo; whereas Canada condemns the recent anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka; whereas Canada stands together with its allies and partners around the world in condemning all acts of terrorism, violent extremism and hatred; whereas this month marks the 10th anniversary of the end of the 26-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka, yet peace and reconciliation have not been achieved; whereas the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights investigation on Sri Lanka in 2015 established that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed during the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka; whereas truth-seeking and accountability measures are critical for realizing justice for the victims, ending impunity and ensuring lasting peace and reconciliation; therefore, this House, one, extends its condolences to all the victims of violence, terrorism and war in Sri Lanka; two, supports the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to pursue justice for those affected by the Easter Sunday attacks, protect the rights of religious minorities and defend all places of worship; three, reaffirms Canada's call for Sri Lanka to implement its obligations under UN Human Rights Council resolutions 30/1 and 40/1 and reaffirms Canada's support in advancing accountability, peace and reconciliation among all peoples on the island; and four, calls upon the United Nations to establish an international, independent investigation into allegations of genocide against Tamils committed during the last phase of the war in Sri Lanka in 2009.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5916890\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'invoque le R\u00e8glement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5916891\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il y a eu consultations entre les partis, et vous constaterez qu\u2019il y a consentement unanime \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard de la motion suivante: attendu que le Canada et le Sri Lanka entretiennent des liens interpersonnels profonds; attendu que, ces derniers temps, d\u2019innombrables vies ont \u00e9t\u00e9 perdues \u00e0 cause de la violence insens\u00e9e, des catastrophes naturelles et de la guerre au Sri Lanka; attendu que le Canada condamne les r\u00e9cents actes terroristes ciblant les chr\u00e9tiens \u00e0 la pri\u00e8re du dimanche de P\u00e2ques et les civils dans les h\u00f4tels de Colombo; attendu que le Canada condamne les r\u00e9cents incidents de violence antimusulmane au Sri Lanka; attendu que le Canada se joint \u00e0 ses alli\u00e9s et partenaires du monde entier pour condamner tous les actes de terrorisme, d\u2019extr\u00e9misme violent et de haine; attendu que ce mois marque le dixi\u00e8me anniversaire de la fin du conflit arm\u00e9 de 26 ans au Sri Lanka, mais que la paix et la r\u00e9conciliation n\u2019ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 atteintes; attendu que le rapport d\u2019enqu\u00eate du Haut Commissaire aux droits de l\u2019homme sur le Sri Lanka de 2015 a \u00e9tabli que des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 commis \u00e0 la fin du conflit arm\u00e9 au Sri Lanka; attendu que les mesures de recherche de la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 et de responsabilisation sont essentielles pour rendre justice aux victimes, mettre fin \u00e0 l\u2019impunit\u00e9 et assurer une paix et une r\u00e9conciliation durables; par cons\u00e9quent, cette Chambre, premi\u00e8rement, offre ses condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 toutes les victimes de la violence, du terrorisme et de la guerre au Sri Lanka; deuxi\u00e8mement, soutient le gouvernement du Sri Lanka dans ses efforts pour obtenir justice pour les personnes touch\u00e9es par les attaques du dimanche de P\u00e2ques, prot\u00e9ger les droits des minorit\u00e9s religieuses et d\u00e9fendre tous les lieux de culte; troisi\u00e8mement, r\u00e9affirme la demande du Canada pour que le Sri Lanka respecte ses obligations en vertu des r\u00e9solutions 30/1 et 40/1 du Conseil des droits de l\u2019homme des Nations unies et r\u00e9affirme l\u2019appui du Canada \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard de la responsabilisation, de la paix et de la r\u00e9conciliation entre tous les peuples de l\u2019\u00eele; et quatri\u00e8mement, demande aux Nations unies d\u2019\u00e9tablir une enqu\u00eate internationale ind\u00e9pendante sur les all\u00e9gations de g\u00e9nocide contre les Tamouls commis au cours de la derni\u00e8re phase de la guerre au Sri Lanka en 2009.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2019/5/15/shaun-chen-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/shaun-chen/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4327/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10633621",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Presence in Gallery",
        "fr": "Pr\u00e9sence \u00e0 la tribune"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2019/5/15/",
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