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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2026-03-11 15:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NDP)",
"fr": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9209755\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to present a petition from Canadians committed to advancing peace and human rights, especially given the conflict right now in the Middle East. The petitioners note that Canada pledged itself to these principles with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. They highlight that justice, equality and freedom are essential to preventing conflict while a lack of respect for these rights fuels violence worldwide.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9209756\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The petitioners further stress that Canada has lost vital civilian-led capacity for research, education and training in peace operations with the closure of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. They cite also that the current spending obligations and commitments by the federal government on NATO and military spending should prioritize peacekeeping. Therefore, they call upon the Government of Canada to establish and fund a new centre of excellence for peace and justice to support conflict resolution, diplomacy and peacebuilding for Canadians and the international community.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9209755\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est un honneur de prendre la parole pour pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par des Canadiens d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 faire progresser la paix et les droits de la personne, surtout dans le contexte du conflit au Moyen\u2011Orient. Les p\u00e9titionnaires rappellent que le Canada s'est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 respecter ces principes dans la D\u00e9claration universelle des droits de l'homme de 1948. Ils soulignent que la justice, l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 et la libert\u00e9 sont essentielles pour pr\u00e9venir les conflits et que la violation de ces droits ne fait qu'alimenter la violence dans le monde entier.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9209756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires soulignent \u00e9galement qu'avec la fermeture du Centre Pearson pour le maintien de la paix, le Canada a perdu une importante structure institutionnelle dirig\u00e9e par des civils qui soutenait la recherche, l'\u00e9ducation et la formation sur les op\u00e9rations de paix. Ils soulignent \u00e9galement que les obligations et les engagements actuels du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9penses li\u00e9es \u00e0 l'OTAN et aux capacit\u00e9s militaires devraient \u00eatre ax\u00e9s sur le maintien de la paix en priorit\u00e9. Par cons\u00e9quent, les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement du Canada d'\u00e9tablir et de financer un nouveau centre d'excellence pour la paix et la justice afin d'appuyer la r\u00e9solution de conflits, la diplomatie et la consolidation de la paix pour les Canadiens et la communaut\u00e9 internationale.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/3/11/gord-johns-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gord-johns/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4237/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13398541",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Peacekeeping",
"fr": "Le maintien de la paix"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/3/11/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F3%2F11%2F"
}
}