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{
"time": "2020-11-23 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Pam Damoff (Oakville North\u2014Burlington, Lib.)",
"fr": "Mme Pam Damoff (Oakville-Nord\u2014Burlington, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6363018\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, November is indigenous disability awareness month. First proclaimed in British Columbia in 2015, it is one of the first and only observations specific to indigenous peoples living with disabilities anywhere in the world.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363019\" data-originallang=\"en\"> This month we raised awareness of the often unique issues faced by indigenous peoples living with disabilities, the necessity of ensuring that their disability and health-rated needs are addressed, while recognizing the valuable contribution they bring to our communities on a daily basis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363020\" data-originallang=\"en\">Recently, I spoke to Neil Belanger from the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society, who shared with me that indigenous peoples in Canada experienced a rate of disability twice that of the non-indigenous population. The prevalence of disability among indigenous peoples combined with the challenges faced by indigenous communities further compound the challenges they face.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363021\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Let us ensure that their voices are included as a government if we want to be a truly inclusive society.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6363018\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, novembre est le Mois de la sensibilisation aux personnes handicap\u00e9es autochtones. Cette c\u00e9l\u00e9bration, qui a vu le jour en 2015, en Colombie-Britannique, est l'une des premi\u00e8res au monde qui vise \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre sp\u00e9cifiquement les Autochtones qui vivent avec un handicap.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363019\" data-originallang=\"en\">Tout au long du mois, nous avons sensibilis\u00e9 la population aux probl\u00e8mes auxquels les Autochtones handicap\u00e9s sont confront\u00e9s ainsi qu'\u00e0 l'importance que l'on r\u00e9ponde \u00e0 leurs besoins li\u00e9s \u00e0 leur handicap et en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9, tout en soulignant les pr\u00e9cieuses contributions quotidiennes de ces personnes \u00e0 nos collectivit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363020\" data-originallang=\"en\">R\u00e9cemment, je me suis entretenue avec Neil Belanger, de la British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society, qui m'a appris que les Canadiens autochtones sont deux fois plus susceptibles d'\u00eatre atteints d'un handicap que le reste de la population du pays. La pr\u00e9valence des handicaps chez les Autochtones, conjugu\u00e9e aux difficult\u00e9s auxquelles doivent faire face leurs communaut\u00e9s, aggrave les d\u00e9fis auxquels ceux-ci sont confront\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6363021\" data-originallang=\"en\">En tant que gouvernement, faisons en sorte que leurs voix soient prises en compte pour cr\u00e9er une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 vraiment inclusive.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/11/23/pam-damoff-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/pam-damoff/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4335/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11026296",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Indigenous Disability Awareness Month",
"fr": "Le Mois de la sensibilisation aux personnes handicap\u00e9es autochtones"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/11/23/",
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}
}