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Peter Schiefke

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Vaudreuil—Soulanges
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $151,302.55

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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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