PARLIAMENT OF CANADA
THE SENATE
DEBATES OF THE SENATE
1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 88
OFFICIAL REPORT
(HANSARD)
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker
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Notice of Motion to Call Upon the Government to Recognize the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks and Designate May 19th as a Day of Remembrance
Hon. Pana Merchant: Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:
That the Senate call upon the government of Canada:
(a) to recognize the genocide of the Pontic Greeks of 1916 to 1923 and to condemn any attempt to deny or distort a historical truth as being anything less than genocide, a crime against humanity; and
(b) to designate May 19th of every year hereafter throughout Canada as a day of remembrance of the over 353,000 Pontic Greeks who were killed or expelled from their homes.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/Sen/Chamber/421/Debates/088db_2016-12-14-e.htm#2
Biography
Pana Papas Merchant was born April 2, 1943 in Greece. Educated in Greece and Canada, she obtained a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and a Teaching Diploma from the University of Regina. She worked as an elementary and junior high school teacher, and later a businesswoman, and has played an active role in cultural, political, and advocacy groups in Saskatchewan. She is the first Greek born woman to serve in Canada’s Upper Chamber.
Senate of Canada · Biography · Pana Merchant
http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsBio/senator_biography.aspx?senator_id=2752
Wikipedia · Pana Merchant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pana_Merchant
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund · Pana Merchant
http://www.parlnet.org/node/667
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