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Peter Fonseca

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Mississauga East—Cooksville
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $103,294.29

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Context: House Hansard - 191 - May/4/23
Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)
  • May/4/23 2:05:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a Portuguese Canadian, I am honoured to rise today on behalf of the Portuguese diaspora in Canada and across the world. Initially established as Portuguese language and culture day in 2009, in 2019 UNESCO officially proclaimed May 5 as World Portuguese Language Day, Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa. Since then, it is celebrated to honour the Portuguese language and its cultural significance worldwide. Portuguese is spoken by more than 265 million people globally, making it the fifth most spoken language in the world. Primarily spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe, it is also spoken in India's Goa region and Macau, China. My sincere thanks to the Portuguese ambassador in Canada, Antonio Rocha, and Mrs. Luisa Rocha, for their great service to our Portuguese-Canadian community. [Member spoke in Portuguese]
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