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{
    "time": "2020-10-28 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": "Le tr\u00e8s hon. Justin Trudeau (premier ministre, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6311827\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, from the beginning, we have strongly condemned any form of violence, harassment or intimidation toward the Mi'kmaq. The police are responsible for ensuring protection and preventing the escalation of violence, which is why we approved a request from the province for more police resources.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6311828\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have acknowledged, as has the commissioner of the RCMP, that throughout its history, the RCMP has not always treated racialized and indigenous people fairly. There is no question that systemic racism exists, and working with the commission, we will bring forward meaningful change to ensure that police treat all people with dignity and respect.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6311827\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous avons fermement condamn\u00e9 toute forme de violence, de harc\u00e8lement ou d'intimidation envers les Micmacs d\u00e8s le d\u00e9but. Le r\u00f4le de la police est de prot\u00e9ger les uns et les autres et de pr\u00e9venir l'escalade de la violence et c'est pour cela que nous avons accept\u00e9 la demande de la province d'avoir plus de ressources polici\u00e8res.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6311828\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons reconnu, \u00e0 l'instar de la commissaire de la GRC, qu'au cours de son histoire, la GRC n'a pas toujours trait\u00e9 les personnes racialis\u00e9es et autochtones \u00e9quitablement. Il ne fait aucun doute que le racisme syst\u00e9mique existe, mais en travaillant avec la commission, nous allons apporter des changements de fond et veiller \u00e0 ce que tous les Canadiens soient trait\u00e9s dignement et avec respect par la police.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/10/28/justin-trudeau-39/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/justin-trudeau/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1211/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10977288",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Indigenous Affairs",
        "fr": "Les affaires autochtones"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/10/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F10%2F28%2F"
    }
}