Tamil Genocide Education Week Passed in Ontario || MPP Vijay Thanigasalam || Scarborough-Rouge Park

Описание: I am humbled and honoured to announce that #Bill104 #TamilGenocideEducationWeek has passed the third reading in the Ontario Legislature. May 12th - May 18th has been proclaimed as Tamil Genocide Education Week in Ontario.

A Tamil Genocide Education Week provides an opportunity to reflect on and educate the public about the enduring lessons of the Tamil genocide and other crimes against humanity.

We need to ensure safe spaces for people to discuss topics like this and recognize that healing needs to take place. There is great power in collective healing.

I want to sincerely thank Premier Doug Ford for recognizing the Tamil genocide and standing by Tamil Ontarians.

I want to also thank all of my colleagues for taking the time to listen to constituents about their intergenerational trauma and for your strong support for Bill 104.

Today, the Ontario government stood together to denounce Tamil genocide and educate our future generations about the impacts of genocide. While we cannot bring back the lives that were lost, together, today, we can make a difference in the lives of many Tamil Canadians, by acknowledging their pain and the loss of over 146,000 of their family and friends. We are giving the space for the Tamil community to heal right here in Ontario. We stand together as a true example of democracy. We stand together for the people of this province.

I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your tireless efforts in supporting this bill.

Thousands of people from Barrie, Sudbury, Windsor, Waterloo, Hamilton, across GTA, and all the way to Ottawa, have been writing letters to their MPPs asking to pass this bill.

There are so many Tamil youth in Ontario that came forward to share stories of their pain and sufferings through the I am Tamil campaign. Thank you for your advocacy.

Last but not least, I want to thank the grassroots organizations such as the National Council of Canadian Tamils, Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance and the Tamil Youth Organization for all your continuous efforts. We couldn’t have come this far without the support of these organizations and the community at large.