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{
"time": "2023-11-29 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Darrell Samson (Sackville\u2014Preston\u2014Chezzetcook, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Darrell Samson (Sackville\u2014Preston\u2014Chezzetcook, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8068688\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, last Friday, I was pleased to join the <a data-HoCid=\"300029\" href=\"/politicians/ginette-petitpas-taylor/\" title=\"Ginette Petitpas Taylor\">Minister of Veterans Affairs</a>, the <a data-HoCid=\"300003\" href=\"/politicians/bill-blair/\" title=\"Bill Blair\">Minister of National Defence</a> and our host, Russell Grosse, the executive director of the Black Cultural Centre in my riding in order to announce dedicated funding to commemorate the legacy of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. The event included a presentation of the first-ever No. 2 Construction Battalion camp flag to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia for commemoration. The $2.25-million investment over five years will fund commemorative activities, educational materials and community war memorials.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8068689\" data-originallang=\"en\">The announcement follows up on last year's historic apology by the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> to the descendants of the battalion for the systemic anti-Black racism that those in the battalion experienced throughout and after the war. This fund will ensure that the legacy of the battalion lives on for future generations.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8068688\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, vendredi dernier, j'ai eu le plaisir de me joindre \u00e0 la <a data-HoCid=\"300029\" href=\"/politicians/ginette-petitpas-taylor/\" title=\"Ginette Petitpas Taylor\">ministre des Anciens Combattants</a>, au <a data-HoCid=\"300003\" href=\"/politicians/bill-blair/\" title=\"Bill Blair\">ministre de la D\u00e9fense nationale</a> et \u00e0 notre h\u00f4te, Russell Grosse, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Centre culturel noir, dans ma circonscription, pour annoncer un financement destin\u00e9 \u00e0 rendre hommage au 2<sup>e</sup> Bataillon de construction. Durant cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement, on a notamment pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le tout premier drapeau de camp du 2<sup>e</sup> Bataillon de construction au Centre culturel noir de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse \u00e0 des fins de comm\u00e9moration. L'investissement de 2,25 millions de dollars sur cinq ans servira \u00e0 financer des activit\u00e9s comm\u00e9moratives, du mat\u00e9riel p\u00e9dagogique et des monuments de guerre comm\u00e9moratifs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8068689\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Cette annonce fait suite aux excuses historiques pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es l'an dernier par le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> aux descendants des membres du bataillon pour le racisme syst\u00e9mique envers les Noirs dont les membres du bataillon ont \u00e9t\u00e9 victimes pendant et apr\u00e8s la guerre. Ce fonds fera en sorte que l'h\u00e9ritage du bataillon se perp\u00e9tue pour les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2023/11/29/darrell-samson-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/darrell-samson/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4242/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12472406",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "No. 2 Construction Battalion",
"fr": "Le 2e Bataillon de construction"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2023/11/29/",
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}
}