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{
"time": "2019-06-12 15:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Judy A. Sgro (Humber River\u2014Black Creek, Lib.)",
"fr": "L'hon. Judy A. Sgro (Humber River\u2014Black Creek, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5986246\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to present a petition containing thousands of names. The petitioners point out that Falun Gong is a spiritual practice that consists of the principles of truth, compassion and forbearance. It is practised by millions of people around the world.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986247\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners also point out that Canadian citizen Sun Qian, who is 51 years old, was illegally kidnapped on February 19, 2017, and has been illegally detained in the Beijing First Detention Centre for practising Falun Gong.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986248\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners request that the Canadian government condemn the illegal arrest of a Canadian citizen for practising Falun Gong and call for the immediate and unconditional release of Canadian citizen Ms. Sun Qian.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5986246\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai le plaisir de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par des milliers de personnes. Les p\u00e9titionnaires soulignent que le Falun Gong est une pratique spirituelle qui \u00e9pouse les principes de la v\u00e9rit\u00e9, de la compassion et de la tol\u00e9rance. Des millions de gens partout dans le monde en sont adeptes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires mentionnent en outre que la citoyenne canadienne Sun Qian, \u00e2g\u00e9e de 51 ans, a \u00e9t\u00e9 kidnapp\u00e9e le 19 f\u00e9vrier 2017 et est d\u00e9tenue ill\u00e9galement au centre de d\u00e9tention n<sup>o</sup> 1 de P\u00e9kin pour avoir pratiqu\u00e9 le Falun Gong.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986248\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement du Canada de condamner l'arrestation ill\u00e9gale d'une citoyenne canadienne qui pratique le Falun Gong et de demander la lib\u00e9ration imm\u00e9diate et inconditionnelle de Mme Sun Qian, une citoyenne canadienne.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/6/12/judy-sgro-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/judy-sgro/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4375/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10701152",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Falun Gong",
"fr": "Le Falun Gong"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/6/12/",
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}
}