{"time": "2021-05-26 14:05:00", "attribution": {"en": "Mr. S\u00e9bastien Lemire (Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue, BQ)", "fr": "M. S\u00e9bastien Lemire (Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue, BQ)"}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6740511\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, the 45th edition of the Salon du livre de l'Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue kicked off yesterday. This year's event is 100% virtual.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740512\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> For anyone wondering if the great Fran\u00e7ois Gendron will be doing an interview next Saturday on the Salon du livre de l'Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue's Facebook page, the answer is yes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740513\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Gendron will be talking about his book, <em>42 ans de passion pour le Qu\u00e9bec et ses r\u00e9gions</em>, written in collaboration with Samuel Larochelle, a prolific young writer from my region.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740514\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Members may recall that Fran\u00e7ois Gendron was elected in 1976 and re-elected 10 times. He sat as a sovereignist MNA for 42 years, headed 11 ministries and held the prestigious titles of Deputy Premier of Quebec and Speaker of the National Assembly. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740515\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to take advantage of my forum abroad to thank my mentor, Fran\u00e7ois Gendron, for always speaking true, for being a straight talker and for being so passionate about this place and its people, known to this day as the \u201cGendronie\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740516\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thank you, Fran\u00e7ois, for continuing to play such an active role in society.</p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6740511\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, hier commen\u00e7ait le 45<sup>e</sup> Salon du livre de l\u2019Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue dans une \u00e9dition 100 % virtuelle.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740512\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si on me demande si c'est l\u00e0 que le grand Fran\u00e7ois Gendron fera son entretien samedi prochain, sur la page Facebook du Salon du livre de l\u2019Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue, je r\u00e9ponds que oui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740513\" data-originallang=\"fr\">M. Gendron pr\u00e9sentera son livre <em>42 ans de passion pour le Qu\u00e9bec et ses r\u00e9gions</em>, \u00e9crit en collaboration avec Samuel Larochelle, un jeune auteur prolifique de ma r\u00e9gion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740514\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On le rappelle, Fran\u00e7ois Gendron a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu en 1976. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9\u00e9lu \u00e0 10 reprises. Il a si\u00e9g\u00e9 comme d\u00e9put\u00e9 souverainiste pendant 42 ans, dirig\u00e9 11 minist\u00e8res et obtenu les prestigieux titres de vice-premier ministre du Qu\u00e9bec et de pr\u00e9sident de l'Assembl\u00e9e nationale. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740515\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je profite de cette tribune \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger pour remercier mon mentor Fran\u00e7ois Gendron d'avoir toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 sur les bons picots, sans langue de bois, et de sa passion envers ce territoire et sa population, que l'on pr\u00e9sente aujourd'hui encore comme la \u00ab Gendronie \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6740516\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Merci, Fran\u00e7ois, de demeurer toujours tr\u00e8s actif.</p>"}, "url": "/debates/2021/5/26/sebastien-lemire-1/", "politician_url": "/politicians/sebastien-lemire/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4580/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "11335226", "h1": {"en": "Statements by Members", "fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"}, "h2": {"en": "Fran\u00e7ois Gendron", "fr": "Fran\u00e7ois Gendron"}, "document_url": "/debates/2021/5/26/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2021%2F5%2F26%2F"}}