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{
"time": "2025-11-05 15:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Brad Vis (Mission\u2014Matsqui\u2014Abbotsford, CPC)",
"fr": "Brad Vis (Mission\u2014Matsqui\u2014Abbotsford, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8967965\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, today, I rise to table multiple petitions for the people of Mission\u2014Matsqui\u2014Abbotsford.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967966\" data-originallang=\"en\">My first petition is calling for an alternative location for a supportive housing project planned for Martens Street across from the Abbotsford Traditional School.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967967\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Throughout this process, there has been a lack of transparency, public input and consideration of alternative locations, and no disclosure of plans has been provided by BC Housing. This project would be in proximity to vulnerable students, children aged 11 to 18, and would be less than 60 metres from fields and playgrounds. It would also contain a safe consumption room, which would increase the risk of children being exposed to hard drugs such as fentanyl. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967968\" data-originallang=\"en\">These residents call upon the Government of Canada to restrict funding to BC Housing unless an ideal alternative location is selected for supportive housing and the consumption of drugs, not in proximity to a school. The petition also calls upon the Government of Canada to uphold its own rules for preventing children from being exposed to toxic substances that are harmful and deadly.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8967965\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour pr\u00e9senter plusieurs p\u00e9titions au nom des habitants de Mission\u2014Matsqui\u2014Abbotsford.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967966\" data-originallang=\"en\">La premi\u00e8re p\u00e9tition que je pr\u00e9sente demande qu'on trouve un nouvel emplacement pour les logements supervis\u00e9s dont la construction est pr\u00e9vue sur la rue Martens, en face de l'\u00e9cole traditionnelle d'Abbotsford.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967967\" data-originallang=\"en\">Tout ce processus a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9 par un manque de transparence, une absence de consultations publiques et le fait que d'autres lieux n'ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 envisag\u00e9s. BC Housing n'a pas divulgu\u00e9 ses plans. Ce projet serait \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 d'\u00e9l\u00e8ves vuln\u00e9rables, des enfants de 11 \u00e0 18 ans, \u00e0 moins de 60 m\u00e8tres de terrains de sport et de terrains de jeu. Il comporterait une salle de consommation supervis\u00e9e, ce qui augmenterait le risque que les enfants soient expos\u00e9s \u00e0 des drogues dures comme le fentanyl.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8967968\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ces habitants demandent au gouvernement du Canada de restreindre le financement de BC Housing \u00e0 moins qu'une solution de rechange id\u00e9ale soit trouv\u00e9e, ailleurs qu'\u00e0 proximit\u00e9 d'une \u00e9cole, pour les logements supervis\u00e9s et la consommation de drogues. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e9galement au gouvernement du Canada de respecter ses propres r\u00e8gles pour que les enfants ne soient pas expos\u00e9s \u00e0 des substances toxiques nocives et mortelles.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/11/5/brad-vis-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/brad-vis/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4836/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13223668",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Supportive Housing Project",
"fr": "Un projet de logements supervis\u00e9s"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/11/5/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2025%2F11%2F5%2F"
}
}