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House Hansard - 59

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 27, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 59 - Apr/27/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/22 2:32:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, both official languages are at the heart of our identity. Every Canadian deserves to be served in the official language of their choice by federally regulated businesses, including CN. The lack of francophone administrators on CN's board of directors is unacceptable, and we expect CN's management to lead by example. As part of our modernization of the Official Languages Act, we are giving the Commissioner of Official Languages the tools he needs to ensure that CN meets its official languages obligations.
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Context: House Hansard - 59 - Apr/27/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/22 2:45:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Bloc Québécois is obviously concerned about Quebec and about protecting official languages and French within Quebec. That is entirely understandable, since that is the responsibility he has taken upon himself. As Prime Minister, my responsibility, and that of the Canadian government, is to protect our official languages across the country, not just in Quebec. Only a federal government can do that, and that is exactly what we are doing across the country.
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