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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "2026-05-27 15:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Speaker",
"fr": "Le Pr\u00e9sident"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9360317\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dear athletes, you are nothing short of extraordinary.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360318\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u201cExtraordinary\u201d is the word that describes each one of you.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360319\" data-originallang=\"fr\">You inspire us with your dedication to excellence and your commitment to bringing out the best in yourselves, thanks to the years of training, sacrifice and the determination it takes to become the best.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360320\" data-originallang=\"en\">We also recognize that no one achieves the heights of Olympus without a team, so let us celebrate the coaches, families, administrative and support teams, staff and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees for their hard work and dedication. Through all your efforts, team Canada won 21 medals, including five gold, during the Olympic Games; and 15 medals, including three gold, during the Paralympic Games.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360321\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of all parliamentarians, thank you. You made us so very proud.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360322\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thank you all for coming here today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360323\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We will now welcome the next group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9360317\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Chers athl\u00e8tes, vous \u00eates tout simplement extraordinaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360318\" data-originallang=\"en\"> \u00ab Extraordinaire \u00bb: voil\u00e0 bien le mot qui d\u00e9crit chacun et chacune d'entre vous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360319\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Vous nous inspirez par votre d\u00e9vouement \u00e0 l'excellence, votre engagement \u00e0 trouver le meilleur en vous, gr\u00e2ce aux ann\u00e9es d'entra\u00eenement, aux sacrifices et \u00e0 la d\u00e9termination qu'il faut pour devenir les meilleurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360320\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que devenir athl\u00e8te olympique est le fruit d'un travail d'\u00e9quipe. Rendons donc hommage aux entra\u00eeneurs, aux familles, aux \u00e9quipes administratives et de soutien, au personnel, ainsi qu'aux comit\u00e9s olympique et paralympique canadiens pour leur d\u00e9vouement et leur travail remarquable. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 vous tous, l'\u00e9quipe canadienne a remport\u00e9 21 m\u00e9dailles aux Jeux olympiques, dont 5 d'or, et 15 m\u00e9dailles aux Jeux paralympiques, dont 3 d'or.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360321\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom de tous les parlementaires, merci. Vous avez \u00e9t\u00e9 pour nous une grande source de fiert\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360322\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je vous remercie tous et toutes d'\u00eatre venus ici aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9360323\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous accueillons maintenant le prochain groupe d'athl\u00e8tes olympiques et paralympiques.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/5/27/the-speaker-19/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/francis-scarpaleggia/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1480/",
"procedural": true,
"source_id": "13525509",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canada's Olympic and Paralympic Athletes",
"fr": "Les athl\u00e8tes olympiques et paralympiques du Canada"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/5/27/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F5%2F27%2F"
}
}