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{
"time": "2026-04-17 12:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Greg Fergus (Hull\u2014Aylmer, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Greg Fergus (Hull\u2014Aylmer, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9263914\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, men and boys across Canada are facing a health crisis. They feel their physical and mental health issues are overlooked, misunderstood or ignored. Stress and injury are normalized and vulnerability is stigmatized. Too many men and boys suffer in silence, and they are wary of asking for help. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9263915\" data-originallang=\"en\">Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health inform this House about what the government is doing to help men and boys across Canada live healthier lives?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9263914\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les hommes et les gar\u00e7ons de tout le Canada font face \u00e0 une crise sanitaire. Ils ont l'impression que leurs probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 physique et mentale sont n\u00e9glig\u00e9s, mal compris ou ignor\u00e9s. Le stress et les blessures sont normalis\u00e9s, et la vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 est stigmatis\u00e9e. Trop d'hommes et de gar\u00e7ons souffrent en silence et h\u00e9sitent \u00e0 demander de l'aide.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9263915\" data-originallang=\"en\">La secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre de la Sant\u00e9 peut-elle informer la Chambre de ce que fait le gouvernement pour aider les hommes et les gar\u00e7ons de partout au Canada \u00e0 vivre en meilleure sant\u00e9?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/4/17/greg-fergus-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/greg-fergus/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4424/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13449979",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Health",
"fr": "La sant\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/4/17/",
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}
}