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House Hansard - 20

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jan/31/22 12:29:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke at length about issues dividing Canadians. The best example of that is health transfers. In the 1970s, health transfers covered 50% of health spending in Quebec and the Canadian provinces. Now they cover just 22% of health care costs. The pressure on our health care systems is intense, but the Liberal government is using that money to interfere in areas under provincial jurisdiction and impose national standards. What are my colleague's thoughts on that?
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Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jan/31/22 1:13:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, further to my earlier question to the member's colleague, I would like to know if a Conservative government will impose federal standards in areas of provincial jurisdiction.
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Context: House Hansard - 20 - Jan/31/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jan/31/22 1:42:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the latest Speech from the Throne continues to commit to the equality of both official languages, French and English. However, since the coming into force of the Official Languages Act, we know the opposite has been achieved, namely, there has been a growing assimilation of francophone and Acadian communities. In Quebec, there is a decline in French. The action the federal government is taking in Quebec under the Official Languages Act primarily seeks to strengthen English, but this cannot go on, as we have seen in recent examples involving CN and Air Canada. The Official Languages Act does not ensure that French is respected in Quebec and does not ensure that it is the common language. What is more, we see that the official languages modernization legislation will prevent Quebec from applying Bill 101 to all federally regulated businesses. Does my colleague not think it is time to overhaul the Official Languages Act and allow Quebec to apply Bill 101 to federally regulated businesses?
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