Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2020-11-06 11:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. John Brassard (Barrie\u2014Innisfil, CPC)",
        "fr": "M. John Brassard (Barrie\u2014Innisfil, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6335369\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today, during Veterans' Week, to honour John \u201cJack\u201d Stringer, who died on October 24 in Barrie just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335370\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jack joined the Canadian Forces in 1940 and was promptly shipped overseas. During World War II, Jack fought in almost every country in Europe and would later serve during the Korean conflict in 1952. Jack retired as chief warrant officer from Canadian Forces Base Borden in 1975 just after he and his wife of 72 years, Regina, would pay a greater price with more than just Jack's service for king and country. In 1974, their son Bruce was one of the \u201cBuffalo Nine\u201d, the nine Canadian peacekeepers killed over Damascus, Syria.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335371\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of a grateful nation, I want to thank Jack Stringer and the hundreds of thousands of Canadians and their families who have served and continue to serve our country with courage, honour, valour and sacrifice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335372\" data-originallang=\"en\">This Sunday, on Indigenous Veterans Day, and on November 11, I encourage all Canadians to show Canada's veterans, in whatever way they can, how grateful and thankful we are for all they have done for us.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6335369\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole aujourd'hui, pendant la Semaine des v\u00e9t\u00e9rans, pour honorer John \u00ab Jack \u00bb Stringer, mort le 24 octobre \u00e0 Barrie, soit deux mois seulement apr\u00e8s avoir c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 son 100<sup>e</sup> anniversaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335370\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jack s'est enr\u00f4l\u00e9 dans les Forces canadiennes en 1940 et on l'a rapidement envoy\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger. Durant la Deuxi\u00e8me Guerre mondiale, Jack a combattu dans presque tous les pays d'Europe, apr\u00e8s quoi il a particip\u00e9 au conflit en Cor\u00e9e en 1952. Jack a pris sa retraite en 1975 alors qu'il \u00e9tait adjudant-chef \u00e0 la Base des Forces canadiennes Borden, peu apr\u00e8s que lui et son \u00e9pouse des 72 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, Regina, aient v\u00e9cu une perte bien plus grande que le sacrifice consenti par Jack au service de la reine et du pays. En 1974, leur fils Bruce faisait partie des neuf Casques bleus canadiens tu\u00e9s \u00e0 Damas, en Syrie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335371\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom d'une nation reconnaissante, je veux remercier Jack Stringer et les centaines de milliers de Canadiens, ainsi que leur famille, qui ont servi et qui continuent de servir notre pays avec courage, honneur, bravoure et sacrifice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6335372\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dimanche, lors de la Journ\u00e9e des v\u00e9t\u00e9rans autochtones, et le 11 novembre, j'encourage tous les Canadiens \u00e0 montrer aux anciens combattants du Canada, \u00e0 leur mani\u00e8re, \u00e0 quel point nous sommes reconnaissants de tout ce qu'ils ont fait pour nous.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/11/6/john-brassard-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-brassard/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4269/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10998726",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "John Stringer",
        "fr": "John Stringer"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/11/6/",
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