Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2019-05-06 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island\u2014Powell River, NDP)",
        "fr": "Mme Rachel Blaney (North Island\u2014Powell River, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5887922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in my riding of North Island\u2014Powell River, youth are telling us that climate change is a priority. My first town hall on climate change, held in Port McNeill at North Island Secondary School, had three presenters who spoke to issues relevant in the region. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5887923\" data-originallang=\"en\">Adrian Van Gorkom, a student, was the first to present. He spoke of his survey of fellow students on their concerns about the environment and climate change. The results were powerful, as we heard that this issue is seen as incredibly urgent. He, along with two other presenters, Megan Hanacek and \u201cThe Marine Detective\u201d, Jackie Hildering, focused on battling fear, creating solutions and youth engagement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5887924\" data-originallang=\"en\">Whether it is the students of Campbell River who have protested multiple times at city hall asking leadership and community members to act now, or the Comox Valley students who met with several elected representatives to discuss issues of climate action in their region, or the students of Powell River who left their classrooms and walked out to protest the lack of climate change action, young people are stepping up to the plate. I hope that the government is willing to act with them. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5887922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, pour les jeunes de la circonscription de North Island\u2014Powell River, les changements climatiques constituent une priorit\u00e9. J'ai tenu une premi\u00e8re assembl\u00e9e publique sur les changements climatiques \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole secondaire North Island de Port McNeill, o\u00f9 trois conf\u00e9renciers ont trait\u00e9 de sujets qui concernent la r\u00e9gion. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5887923\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le premier conf\u00e9rencier, Adrian Van Gorkom, un \u00e9tudiant, a parl\u00e9 d'un sondage sur les pr\u00e9occupations des \u00e9tudiants au sujet de l'environnement et des changements climatiques. Les r\u00e9sultats du sondage sont percutants et montrent que la question est per\u00e7ue comme urgente. Adrian, ainsi que les deux autres conf\u00e9renci\u00e8res, Megan Hanacek et Jackie Hildering, \u00ab la d\u00e9tective des milieux marins \u00bb, se sont employ\u00e9s \u00e0 vaincre les peurs, \u00e0 trouver des solutions et \u00e0 susciter l'engagement des jeunes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5887924\" data-originallang=\"en\">Qu'il s'agisse des \u00e9tudiants de Campbell River, qui ont tenu de nombreuses manifestations \u00e0 l'h\u00f4tel de ville pour r\u00e9clamer que les dirigeants et les membres de la collectivit\u00e9 agissent sans tarder, ou des \u00e9tudiants de la vall\u00e9e de Comox, qui ont rencontr\u00e9 plusieurs \u00e9lus pour discuter de l'action climatique dans leur r\u00e9gion, ou des \u00e9tudiants de Powell River, qui ont quitt\u00e9 leur salle de classe pour aller manifester contre l'inaction en mati\u00e8re de lutte contre les changements climatiques, on constate que les jeunes passent \u00e0 l'action. J'esp\u00e8re que le gouvernement est dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 faire de m\u00eame. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2019/5/6/rachel-blaney-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/rachel-blaney/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4199/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10600164",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Youth for Climate",
        "fr": "Les jeunes pour l'action climatique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2019/5/6/",
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}