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{
"time": "2023-06-12 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East\u2014Cooksville, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga-Est\u2014Cooksville, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7853790\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in June, we come together to celebrate Portuguese Heritage Month, a significant occasion when we acknowledge the remarkable contributions made by Canadians of Portuguese descent. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853791\" data-originallang=\"en\">Saturday, June 10, was Portugal Day, observed both in Portugal and around the globe. As Portuguese Canadians, this day holds a deep sense of pride for us and a great, deep joy.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853792\" data-originallang=\"en\"> This year also marks a significant milestone as we commemorate and pay tribute to 70 years of Canada-Portugal relations. As a testament of our friendship and strong ties, Portugal has contributed 120 Portuguese firefighters to join their Canadian counterparts' efforts to put out our wildfires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853793\" data-originallang=\"en\">Today, let us take this opportunity to celebrate and honour the accomplishments, rich heritage and seamless integration of our Luso community into Canada. </p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"7853794\">[<em>Member spoke in Portuguese</em>]</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"8020239\">[<em>English</em>]</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7853790\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en juin, nous nous r\u00e9unissons pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer le Mois du patrimoine portugais, une occasion incontournable de reconna\u00eetre les contributions remarquables des Canadiens d'origine portugaise.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853791\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le samedi 10 juin, c'\u00e9tait la journ\u00e9e du Portugal, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e au Portugal et partout dans le monde. En tant que Canadiens d'origine portugaise, cette journ\u00e9e nous remplit d'une grande fiert\u00e9 et d'une grande joie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853792\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette ann\u00e9e marque \u00e9galement un jalon important, car nous comm\u00e9morons 70 ann\u00e9es de relations entre le Canada et le Portugal. En guise de t\u00e9moignage de notre amiti\u00e9 et de nos liens \u00e9troits, le Portugal a envoy\u00e9 120 pompiers portugais se joindre aux efforts de leurs homologues canadiens pour \u00e9teindre les incendies de for\u00eat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7853793\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aujourd'hui, profitons de l'occasion pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer et honorer les r\u00e9alisations, le riche patrimoine et l'int\u00e9gration harmonieuse de la communaut\u00e9 luso-canadienne.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"7853794\">[<em>Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 s'exprime en portugais.</em>]</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"8020239\">[<em>Traduction</em>]</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2023/6/12/peter-fonseca-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/peter-fonseca/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4321/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12283168",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Portuguese Heritage Month",
"fr": "Le Mois du patrimoine portugais"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2023/6/12/",
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}
}