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{
"time": "2024-02-26 14:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins\u2014James Bay, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Charlie Angus (Timmins\u2014Baie James, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8239723\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, we are on the 12th anniversary of Parliament's passing the \u201cShannen's Dream\u201d motion, named in honour of the young Cree leader Shannen Koostachin, who stood up to challenge the systemic denial of rights for indigenous children. Shannen had never seen a real school. Children in Attawapiskat were being educated in squalid and dangerous conditions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239724\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The government knew this. It just did not give a damn. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239725\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thirteen-year-old Shannen launched the largest youth-driven civil rights movement in Canadian history. Shannen never lived long enough to see the beautiful school that was built because of her work. She died in a horrific car accident at 15.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239726\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Following her death, youth, activists and educators from across Canada launched \u201cShannen's Dream\u201d to end the systemic underfunding of first nations schools. We have so much farther to go. Children in Eabametoong have no school right now. Children in Kashechewan have no proper gym.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239727\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Shannen reminded us that the greatest resource in this country is not oil or diamonds; it is in the potential of this young generation. We thank her. The fight for justice continues.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8239723\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est le 12<sup>e</sup> anniversaire de l'adoption par le Parlement de la motion sur le r\u00eave de Shannen, nomm\u00e9e en l'honneur de Shannen Koostachin, jeune dirigeante crie qui a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 le d\u00e9ni syst\u00e9mique des droits des enfants autochtones. Shannen n'avait jamais vu une v\u00e9ritable \u00e9cole. Les enfants d'Attawapiskat recevaient leur \u00e9ducation dans des conditions sordides et dangereuses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239724\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement \u00e9tait au courant, mais il s'en fichait \u00e9perdument.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239725\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shannen, qui avait 13 ans, a lanc\u00e9 le plus important mouvement pour la d\u00e9fense des droits civiques dirig\u00e9 par des jeunes de l'histoire du Canada. Or, elle n'a pas v\u00e9cu assez longtemps pour voir la magnifique \u00e9cole qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son travail. Elle est morte dans un horrible accident de voiture \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de 15 ans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239726\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 la suite de son d\u00e9c\u00e8s, des jeunes, des militants et des \u00e9ducateurs de partout au Canada ont lanc\u00e9 le \u00ab R\u00eave de Shannen \u00bb pour mettre fin au sous-financement syst\u00e9mique des \u00e9coles des Premi\u00e8res Nations. Il reste encore beaucoup de chemin \u00e0 parcourir. Les enfants d'Eabametoong n'ont pas d'\u00e9cole en ce moment. Les enfants de Kashechewan n'ont pas de gymnase convenable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8239727\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shannen nous a rappel\u00e9 que la plus grande ressource du Canada n'est ni le p\u00e9trole ni les diamants: c'est le potentiel de cette jeune g\u00e9n\u00e9ration. Nous lui en sommes reconnaissants. La lutte pour la justice se poursuit.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2024/2/26/charlie-angus-5/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/charlie-angus/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1434/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12602617",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Shannen Koostachin",
"fr": "Shannen Koostachin"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2024/2/26/",
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}