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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice
  • May/12/22 9:44:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Joliette for his question. I completely agree with him on that. That has always been part of the NDP platform. The majority of federally regulated business have already voluntarily become subject to Bill 101. That said, I find that what is in Bill C-13 is also very interesting in terms of the right of consumers to be served in French and the right of workers to work in French. I believe that this is an excellent step forward, and I think that the Bloc Québécois should consider it to be major progress.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/12/22 10:59:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to have heard my colleague's speech. The NDP agrees that the French language is in decline in Quebec and Canada. In fact, the government adopted a motion to that effect during the last Parliament, which I remember quite well because I was the one to move the motion. This bill, which needs much improvement, still achieves something fundamental because, for the first time, it affirms that there is an asymmetry between the status of French and that of English, since French is a minority in Quebec, but also in Canada and across North America. Does the member not think that this recognition of the fact that French is in a minority constitutes progress for the protection of the French language?
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