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{
"time": "2019-05-28 10:30:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Carla Qualtrough",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Carla Qualtrough"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5951351\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is very exciting that we have managed to get into Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9990870\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-81/\" title=\"An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada\">C-81</a> the recognition of American sign language, <em>langue des signes qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise</em> and indigenous sign language as the primary language for Canadians who are deaf. This is something I heard loud and clear and that I was very pleased to have supported. It was a bit of a journey as we worked through the process of official-language designation versus primary language. I think we got to the right place.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5951352\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have to understand that to Canadians who are deaf, sign language is an aspect of self-identity and culture, and we owe it to all of them to make sure that we recognize that as we move forward toward an accessible Canada.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5951351\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je me r\u00e9jouis vraiment que l'on reconnaisse, dans le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"9990870\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-81/\" title=\"An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada\">C-81</a>, l'American Sign Language, la langue des signes qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise et les langues des signes autochtones comme \u00e9tant les langues les plus utilis\u00e9es par les sourds au Canada. J'ai entendu des gens exprimer cette demande haut et fort et je suis ravie de l'avoir appuy\u00e9e. Le processus de d\u00e9signation de la langue officielle par rapport \u00e0 la langue qui est principalement utilis\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 passablement long. Je crois que nous sommes arriv\u00e9s au bon r\u00e9sultat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5951352\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il faut comprendre que la langue des signes est un aspect de l'identit\u00e9 et de la culture des Canadiens sourds, et ils m\u00e9ritent que nous le reconnaissions tandis que nous progressons vers un Canada accessible.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/5/28/carla-qualtrough-5/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/carla-qualtrough/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4195/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10652136",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Accessible Canada Act",
"fr": "Loi canadienne sur l'accessibilit\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/5/28/",
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}
}