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House Hansard - 54

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 6, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Darrell Samson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 4:17:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Beauce for his speech. I certainly agree that the Beauce region is very beautiful. I have been there a few times. It is well known for its trade schools. I would like to commend them for their work. I must tell my colleague that the modernization of the Official Languages Act contains some extremely important elements that stakeholders and organizations across Canada have asked for, in particular an immigration policy that will restore the numbers to their previous levels and increase growth. I know that my colleague was not here at the time, but during the nine years that the Conservatives were in power, investments declined under their roadmap. Even today, I do not think his party is in favour of appointing bilingual Supreme Court justices.
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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Richard Lehoux
  • Apr/6/22 4:19:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for the question and for his kind words about Beauce. I invite him to visit when he has the chance. I would be happy to have him. Yes, this bill does contain some important measures. I look forward to studying it thoroughly in committee. In the two weeks I have been on the committee, I have also heard from a number of organizations who tell me that the bill is not enough and that it lacks teeth, so I think it can be improved. The bill does propose some worthwhile measures but it also needs to include specific points of measurement.
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