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Member of Parliament

Peter Schiefke

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Vaudreuil—Soulanges
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $151,302.55

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Context: House Hansard - 296 - Apr/9/24
Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • Apr/9/24 2:13:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this past week, my family and I celebrated my 12th year in remission from cancer. I am immensely grateful for the continued time we have together. Today, I am privileged to rise in this House to extend a heartfelt thanks to the team at the Canadian Cancer Society for the role it played in seeing me through my own experience and the support it has provided to countless more each and every day since 1938. For people like me, that support came in the form of the invaluable information that it provides on its website, the first place I turned to after my diagnosis. For others, the support comes from the work it does on the ground by providing emotional support or petitioning to get more resources to find a cure for this disease, which will affect one in three Canadians during their lifetime. To its incredible leadership team, led by Andrea Seale; dedicated team members, such as Kelly Masotti and Rose D'Souza; and army of dedicated volunteers, such as Kirsten Watson and Shailly Prajapati, I say a heartfelt thanks. Canadians are healthier, better and stronger because of the unwavering advocacy, dedication and support they give.
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Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • Nov/22/23 2:10:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 968 finger pricks, 3,178 insulin injections and 256 hours of sleep lost is what nine-year-old Paloma from my community of Vaudreuil—Soulanges has already experienced since being diagnosed just 454 days ago with type 1 diabetes. People would think that would make her tired and frustrated, but not Paloma. Instead, she and her mother, Leana, have been taking action. She walked into my office last Tuesday and shared that, because of advancements in research of type 1 diabetes, nine-year-olds like her can live fulfilling lives, experience all the joys their classmates experience and, yes, lace up and take to the ice with their fellow Storm teammates. She came to ask us, as parliamentarians, to learn more about type 1 diabetes and commit to providing more support for the advanced research efforts of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Paloma, together, one day we will find a cure. When we do, Paloma will have played a big role in getting us there.
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