{"time": "2023-02-08 16:55:00", "attribution": {"en": "Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NDP)", "fr": "Mme Lindsay Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NPD)"}, "content": {"en": "

Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to present a petition on behalf of Ahmadi Muslims living in Pakistan. Through section 48A of the Pakistan Elections Act of 2017, Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan have been effectively denied the right to vote and essentially have been disenfranchised from the full and equal participation of a citizen's democratic right to vote because of their faith. In fact, they must renounce their faith in order to be placed on a separate electoral list.

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Those who have signed this petition are asking for the government and the House of Commons to urge the Pakistani government to immediately repeal section 48A of the Elections Act and permit Ahmadi Muslims to vote alongside all other citizens of Pakistan as part of a joint electorate, and ask the federal government to urge the Pakistani government to create fair and democratic election processes for all Pakistanis without discrimination, prejudice or mention of anyone's religion.

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Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, c'est pour moi un honneur de prendre la parole afin de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition au nom des musulmans ahmadis du Pakistan. L'article 48A de la Loi \u00e9lectorale de 2017 du Pakistan a pour effet d'emp\u00eacher les musulmans ahmadis du Pakistan d'exercer leur droit de vote et ceux-ci sont essentiellement priv\u00e9s de leur droit \u00e0 une participation \u00e9gale et enti\u00e8re \u00e0 la vie d\u00e9mocratique en raison de leurs croyances religieuses. D'ailleurs, ils doivent renoncer \u00e0 leur foi afin de pouvoir \u00eatre inscrits sur une liste \u00e9lectorale distincte.

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Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement et \u00e0 la Chambre des communes d'exhorter le gouvernement pakistanais \u00e0 abroger imm\u00e9diatement l'article 48A de la loi \u00e9lectorale afin de permettre aux musulmans ahmadis de voter au m\u00eame titre que les autres citoyens du Pakistan, au sein d'un m\u00eame \u00e9lectorat. Ils demandent \u00e9galement au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de presser le gouvernement pakistanais d'instaurer des m\u00e9canismes \u00e9lectoraux \u00e9quitables et d\u00e9mocratiques pour que tous les Pakistanais puissent voter sans discrimination ou pr\u00e9jug\u00e9, sans atteinte \u00e0 leurs droits et sans qu'on tienne compte de leur religion.

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