Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2026-05-25 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Iqra Khalid (Mississauga\u2014Erin Mills, Lib.)",
        "fr": "Iqra Khalid (Mississauga\u2014Erin Mills, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9349381\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to a pillar of the Mississauga community, Mrs. Anjum Begum, who recently passed away.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349382\" data-originallang=\"en\">Hers was a classic immigrant success story. Arriving in the 1990s, she and her life partner, prominent journalist Latafat Ali Siddiqui, built a beautiful life with their four daughters. Together they became the heartbeat of our community, defined by philanthropy and compassion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349383\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Anjum's heart and her kitchen were always open. No one ever left her home without a hearty meal. Her values of hard work and integrity live on through her beloved daughters, Faran, Maleeha, Dania and Leena, whose successes and contributions were one of her proudest joys in life. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349384\" data-originallang=\"en\">The massive outpouring of grief at her service last week was a true testament to who she was and the impact that she made.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349385\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I offer my deepest condolences to her family. May she rest in peace. </p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9349386\">[<em>Member spoke in Arabic</em>]</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9349387\">[<em>English</em>]</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9349381\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est le c\u0153ur lourd que je prends la parole aujourd'hui pour rendre hommage \u00e0 Mme Anjum Begum, un pilier de Mississauga, qui nous a r\u00e9cemment quitt\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349382\" data-originallang=\"en\">Son histoire est un exemple classique de r\u00e9ussite chez les immigrants. Arriv\u00e9s dans les ann\u00e9es 1990, elle et son conjoint, l'\u00e9minent journaliste Latafat Ali Siddiqui, se sont b\u00e2ti une belle vie au Canada avec leurs quatre filles. Ensemble, ils sont devenus le c\u0153ur de notre collectivit\u00e9, se d\u00e9marquant par leur philanthropie et leur compassion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349383\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le c\u0153ur et la cuisine de Mme Begum \u00e9taient toujours ouverts. Personne n'est jamais sorti de chez elle sans avoir eu droit \u00e0 un copieux repas. Ses valeurs, \u00e0 savoir le travail acharn\u00e9 et l'int\u00e9grit\u00e9, perdurent dans ses filles bien-aim\u00e9es, Faran, Maleeha, Dania et Leena, dont les r\u00e9ussites et les contributions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 l'une des plus grandes joies de sa vie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349384\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'immense chagrin exprim\u00e9 lors de ses fun\u00e9railles la semaine derni\u00e8re t\u00e9moigne v\u00e9ritablement de qui elle \u00e9tait et de l'empreinte qu'elle a laiss\u00e9e.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9349385\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'offre mes plus sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 sa famille. Qu'elle repose en paix.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9349386\">[<em>La d\u00e9put\u00e9e s'exprime en arabe.</em>]</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9349387\">[<em>Traduction</em>]</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2026/5/25/iqra-khalid-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/iqra-khalid/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4417/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13514611",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Anjum Begum",
        "fr": "Anjum Begum"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2026/5/25/",
    "related": {
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    }
}