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{
"time": "2026-03-26 15:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Lori Idlout (Nunavut, Lib.)",
"fr": "Lori Idlout (Nunavut, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9233388\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em>Uqaqtittiji</em>, March 31 will be National Indigenous Languages Day. Our government acknowledges that indigenous languages must be celebrated and supported.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9233389\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have more great news. The additional $17.2 million towards national Aboriginal broadcasting will go a long way. More indigenous peoples will preserve their cultures by showcasing their stories.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9233390\" data-originallang=\"en\">Could the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages share how this will impact Nunavut\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9233388\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em> Uqaqtittiji</em>, le 31 mars sera la Journ\u00e9e nationale des langues autochtones. Notre gouvernement reconna\u00eet que les langues autochtones m\u00e9ritent d'\u00eatre c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9es et soutenues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9233389\" data-originallang=\"en\">Autre excellente nouvelle: les 17,2 millions de dollars suppl\u00e9mentaires destin\u00e9s \u00e0 la radiodiffusion autochtone nationale auront des retomb\u00e9es tr\u00e8s positives. Ils permettront \u00e0 un plus grand nombre d'Autochtones de pr\u00e9server leurs cultures en racontant leurs histoires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9233390\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le ministre de l'Identit\u00e9 et de la Culture canadiennes et ministre responsable des Langues officielles pourrait-il nous dire quelles seront les r\u00e9percussions sur le Nunavut...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/3/26/lori-idlout-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/lori-idlout/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4858/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13426122",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canadian Identity and Culture",
"fr": "L'identit\u00e9 et la culture canadiennes"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/3/26/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F3%2F26%2F"
}
}