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House Hansard - 51

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu
  • Apr/1/22 12:43:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I would say no because, number one, that responsibility will still be shared between Canadian Heritage and the Treasury Board, and number two, as Charles Castonguay said, it is clear that the Official Languages Act is a real fiasco. It has been reported that 40% of francophones at federal institutions say they are not comfortable working in French. The Standing Committee on Official Languages heard from the vice-president of the federal public service union. He told us that he felt that there is systemic discrimination in favour of English, even in Quebec. English is always assumed to be the first language, while French is a language of translation.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu
  • Apr/1/22 12:49:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent for his question. I see this as a very important issue. Things are relatively quiet now, but I do not think that Quebeckers will let their language disappear. Sooner or later a movement will form. The Official Languages Act is currently one of the main factors behind the anglicization of Quebec. As my colleague pointed out, Quebec is inundated with English. It is on TV, on the radio; we hear English stations playing English music. On top of that, the Official Languages Act only supports the English language in Quebec. This means that all of the so-called positive measures help only the English language and push for provincial and municipal services to be offered in English. English is used in unions, community organizations and in all kinds of areas that fall under Quebec's jurisdiction. If we do not stop the anglicization of Quebec, it will become a crisis.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 1:10:30 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on her speech. She said she agreed with the principle that French is a minority language in Canada. What does she think of the fact that all of the Quebec government's requests have been refused or else accepted but in a very ambiguous way? Does she understand that Quebec should be allowed to implement its own territoriality policies? I see that as a condition for ensuring the future of French in Quebec and in North America.
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