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{
"time": "2023-05-18 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough\u2014Rouge Park, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough\u2014Rouge Park, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7791247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Tamils around the world stand in solidarity with victims, survivors and their families in the north and east of Sri Lanka to ensure that we find the truth, hold those responsible for atrocities accountable, and attain justice and peace.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791248\" data-originallang=\"en\"> This past January, our government imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan officials, including Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. They have both been credibly accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. These past presidents of Sri Lanka have blood on their hands and cannot evade justice. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791249\" data-originallang=\"en\">As part of our Indo-Pacific strategy, Canada reaffirms our resolve to ensure accountability on the island. Canada will continue to demand accountability by working with multilateral partners, including the United Nations Human Rights Council.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791250\" data-originallang=\"en\"> As we mark this day, let us also ensure that the Tamils' inherent right to self-determination in their homeland is entrenched and that they attain peace and security.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7791247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour marquer le Jour comm\u00e9moratif du g\u00e9nocide des Tamouls. Les Tamouls du monde entier sont solidaires des victimes, des survivants et de leurs familles dans le nord et l'est du Sri Lanka afin de veiller \u00e0 ce que nous trouvions la v\u00e9rit\u00e9, que les responsables des atrocit\u00e9s rendent des comptes et que nous parvenions \u00e0 la justice et \u00e0 la paix.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791248\" data-originallang=\"en\">En janvier dernier, notre gouvernement a impos\u00e9 des sanctions \u00e0 quatre responsables sri-lankais, dont Mahinda Rajapaksa et Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Ils ont tous deux \u00e9t\u00e9 accus\u00e9s, sur la foi d'\u00e9l\u00e9ments cr\u00e9dibles, de crimes de guerre, de crimes contre l'humanit\u00e9 et de g\u00e9nocide. Ces anciens pr\u00e9sidents du Sri Lanka ont du sang sur les mains et ne peuvent se soustraire \u00e0 la justice. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791249\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le cadre de sa strat\u00e9gie pour l'Indo-Pacifique, le Canada r\u00e9affirme sa d\u00e9termination \u00e0 faire respecter l'obligation de rendre des comptes sur l'\u00eele. Le Canada continuera d'exiger la reddition de comptes en travaillant avec des partenaires multilat\u00e9raux, y compris le Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations unies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7791250\" data-originallang=\"en\">Alors que nous c\u00e9l\u00e9brons cette journ\u00e9e, veillons \u00e9galement \u00e0 ce que le droit inh\u00e9rent des Tamouls \u00e0 l'autod\u00e9termination dans leur patrie soit consacr\u00e9 et que les Tamouls acc\u00e8dent \u00e0 la paix et \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2023/5/18/gary-anandasangaree-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gary-anandasangaree/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4282/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12228244",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day",
"fr": "Le Jour comm\u00e9moratif du g\u00e9nocide des Tamouls"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2023/5/18/",
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}