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{
    "time": "2020-01-31 12:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Bill Blair (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Bill Blair (ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique et de la Protection civile, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6033835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for this important question and the opportunity to inform Canadians of this important initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6033836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canadians across Canada continue to mourn the victims tragically killed in the plane crash in Iran. The Canada Strong campaign has crowdsourced more than half a million dollars to support the families. Our government will match donations to this fund up to one and a half million dollars. The funds will be used to support the families of the victims as they navigate through the long-term impacts of these tragic losses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6033837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canada Strong and other fundraising efforts show how Canadians come together in solidarity to help their neighbours in times of need. I would encourage all Canadians to consider offering their support.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6033835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je tiens \u00e0 remercier le d\u00e9put\u00e9 pour cette importante question et pour l'occasion qui m'est donn\u00e9e de parler aux Canadiens de cette importante initiative.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6033836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Partout au pays, les Canadiens continuent de pleurer les victimes tragiquement tu\u00e9es dans l'accident d'avion survenu en Iran. La campagne Canada Strong est parvenue \u00e0 collecter, gr\u00e2ce au financement participatif, plus d'un demi-million de dollars pour aider les familles. Le gouvernement versera \u00e0 ce fonds une somme \u00e9quivalente aux dons, jusqu'\u00e0 concurrence d'un million et demi de dollars. Cet argent aidera les familles des victimes \u00e0 faire face aux cons\u00e9quences \u00e0 long terme de ces tragiques pertes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6033837\" data-originallang=\"en\">La campagne Canada Strong et d'autres initiatives de collecte de fonds montrent comment les Canadiens unissent leurs efforts par esprit de solidarit\u00e9 pour venir en aide \u00e0 leurs voisins qui traversent des moments difficiles. J'encourage tous les Canadiens \u00e0 offrir leur aide.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/1/31/bill-blair-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/bill-blair/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4346/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10742485",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752",
        "fr": "Le vol 752 d'Ukraine International Airlines"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/1/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F1%2F31%2F"
    }
}