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House Hansard - 68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/10/22 11:17:49 a.m.
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I would remind the hon. member to watch his language. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • May/10/22 2:28:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, French should be the language of work for everyone in Quebec, but the Prime Minister's Bill C‑13 makes French optional. This is not hard to understand. He is telling Air Canada and CN that, if they want to make an effort for French, they can adopt the Charter of the French Language, but, if they do not, they can keep being bilingual, as they have been for the past 30 years. We see what the results are today. If the government's goal is to anglicize French even faster, that would do it. It seems very hard to admit that bilingualism is not in jeopardy in Quebec but that French is. Why is that?
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:41:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is quite the opposite. With our bill on the Official Languages Act, we want to ensure that francophones inside and outside Quebec can work in their language, French. We recognize that French is declining in Canada, including in Quebec, and that is why we are moving forward with a new version of the law, a law that has more teeth to ensure, once again, that francophones will be protected across the country.
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