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{
    "time": "2022-03-02 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke-Nord, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6995837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, fighting is raging across Ukraine from air, land and sea. Residents of Kyiv are being forced to seek safety in their homes, improvised bomb shelters and subways. Escalating violence in crowded cities is killing civilians, including children. The world wants an end to this terrible suffering. Europe could face its worst humanitarian and refugee crisis in decades with the numbers of refugees and internally displaced people multiplying quickly.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995838\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I rise today to add my voice to those of Canadians across this country and members of this House to condemn the illegal and unprovoked military aggression by Russia against the people, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Canadians are united in support of the brave people of Ukraine who are fighting for themselves, for democracy and for all of us. We must do everything possible to support them. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995839\" data-originallang=\"en\">We stand united. We stand with Ukraine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995840\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em>Slava Ukraini</em>.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6995837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les combats font rage dans toute l'Ukraine, que ce soit par voie a\u00e9rienne, terrestre ou maritime. Les habitants de Kiev sont contraints de se r\u00e9fugier chez eux, dans des abris improvis\u00e9s et dans le m\u00e9tro. L'escalade de la violence dans les villes bond\u00e9es tue des civils, y compris des enfants. Le monde veut mettre un terme \u00e0 ces terribles souffrances. L'Europe pourrait \u00eatre confront\u00e9e \u00e0 sa pire crise humanitaire et de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s depuis des d\u00e9cennies avec la multiplication rapide du nombre de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et de personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur du pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour joindre ma voix \u00e0 celles des Canadiens de partout au pays et des d\u00e9put\u00e9s de cette Chambre afin de condamner l'agression militaire ill\u00e9gale et non provoqu\u00e9e de la Russie contre le peuple, l'int\u00e9grit\u00e9 territoriale, la souverainet\u00e9 et l'ind\u00e9pendance de l'Ukraine. Les Canadiens sont unis pour soutenir le courageux peuple ukrainien qui se bat pour lui-m\u00eame, pour la d\u00e9mocratie et pour nous tous. Nous devons faire tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour le soutenir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995839\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous sommes unis. Nous sommes solidaires de l'Ukraine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6995840\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em>Slava Ukraini</em>.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2022/3/2/kirsty-duncan-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/kirsty-duncan/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1028/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11552558",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Ukraine",
        "fr": "L'Ukraine"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2022/3/2/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2022%2F3%2F2%2F"
    }
}