40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Member of Canadian Parliament Hedy Fry at the meeting of the House of Commons called on colleagues to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly tragedy jointly with members of country’s Azerbaijani community.
Fry also called to recognize the tragedies that occurred in the life of peoples, which representatives live in Canada.
(Non-official translation from French to English)
L’hon. Hedy Fry (Vancouver-Centre, Lib.):
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask this House to join me and the Azeri community in Canada to commemorate the tragedy of Khojaly, which took place 18 years ago, on 25 and 26 February. I know that this date has passed.
However, I think it is important for Canada, as a global nation, home to people from different countries who came here to find new beginnings, to recognize the tragedies that once marred their lives and mourn with them, however briefly. The tragedy of lost human life is still too common in a world plagued by civil strife. Canada, through democracy and rule of law, has found peaceful resolution to our own civil disagreements. By remembering tragedies such as Khojaly, we can hopefully help our new citizens to remember the past while beginning anew to embrace values of peaceful coexistence here in Canada”.
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