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House Hansard - 297

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 10, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24
Ms. Arielle Kayabaga (London West, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, as we commemorate the 30th year since the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994, I reflect on the journey of reconciliation, which is a never-ending road. I cannot help but notice that those who have reconciled and live side by side did it because justice prevailed. Today, on behalf of my constituents and survivors who are still grappling with what happened in April 1994, I ask for two things: one, that Canada, as a home to many survivors and families of survivors, designate the FDLR as a terrorist organization, as it continues to kill many Tutsis in the region, and two, that we commit to bringing the genocide participants to justice. Roméo Dallaire recently pointed to the many who have made Canada their home and live free, without consequences. Last week, I saw first-hand how transformative it is when perpetrators ask for forgiveness and victims are able to provide it. There is no healing for the many grieving hearts who relive the genocide over and over again every April. In addition, there is no justice if we leave room for denialism, revisionism and debates that perpetrate anti-Tutsi hate.
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