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{
"time": "2021-04-29 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6661180\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise to mark the passing of a great parliamentarian and outstanding Canadian, Ian Waddell.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661181\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ian was an MP, MLA and cabinet minister, a lawyer, author, film producer, social democrat and an indefatigable proponent of a more prosperous and just Canada. He served 14 years in this place, elected three times by the people of Vancouver Kingsway, and once in Port Moody\u2014Coquitlam. After he was elected to the British Columbia legislature, representing Vancouver-Fraserview.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661182\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ian had a storied career. He was particularly proud of his work on the Berger Commission and the key role he played to include indigenous rights in our Constitution. He was the lead minister responsible for the 2010 winter Olympics winning bid and was instrumental in fostering B.C.'s film industry. He even chatted with the Queen.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661183\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ian had a rare ability to work across party lines and seek practical outcomes, always with good humour.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661184\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of my colleagues and the people of Vancouver Kingsway, we express our deepest appreciation for his public service and admiration for a life well live.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6661180\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole pour souligner le d\u00e9c\u00e8s d'un grand parlementaire et d'un Canadien exceptionnel, Ian Waddell.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661181\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ian a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9put\u00e9 de la Chambre des communes, d\u00e9put\u00e9 provincial, ministre, avocat, auteur, producteur de films, sociod\u00e9mocrate et ardent d\u00e9fenseur d'un Canada plus prosp\u00e8re et plus juste. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9put\u00e9 de la Chambre des communes pendant 14 ans, o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu deux fois par les r\u00e9sidants de Vancouver Kingsway, et une fois par ceux de Port Moody\u2014Coquitlam. Par la suite, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu \u00e0 l'Assembl\u00e9e l\u00e9gislative de la Colombie-Britannique, o\u00f9 il a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 les r\u00e9sidants de Vancouver-Fraserview.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661182\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ian a men\u00e9 une carri\u00e8re bien remplie. Il \u00e9tait particuli\u00e8rement fier de son travail \u00e0 la Commission Berger et du r\u00f4le cl\u00e9 qu'il a jou\u00e9 pour l'inclusion des droits des Autochtones dans la Constitution. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 le principal ministre responsable du succ\u00e8s remport\u00e9 par la candidature de Vancouver aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2010, et il a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le crucial dans la promotion de l'industrie du film de la Colombie-Britannique. Il a m\u00eame bavard\u00e9 avec la reine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661183\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ian \u00e9tait l'une des rares personnes \u00e0 savoir travailler avec des gens de toutes les all\u00e9geances politiques pour obtenir des r\u00e9sultats concrets tout en gardant toujours sa bonne humeur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6661184\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom de mes coll\u00e8gues et des r\u00e9sidants de Vancouver Kingsway, je lui offre mes plus sinc\u00e8res remerciements pour le service qu'il a rendu \u00e0 la population, et toute mon admiration pour la vie bien remplie qu'il a men\u00e9e.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2021/4/29/don-davies-7/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/don-davies/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1007/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11273835",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Ian Waddell",
"fr": "Ian Waddell"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2021/4/29/",
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}
}