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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • May/12/22 9:27:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, people in Quebec and across the country are concerned about the decline of French. We know that this is a true systemic crisis. Unfortunately, after seven years of the Liberals in power, the failures are mounting: a unilingual Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; failures on francophone immigration; a CEO of Air Canada who has contempt for French; the news that there are no francophones on the board of Montreal-based CN; and finally the Commissioner of Official Languages saying that the government is responsible for a systemic crisis that francophone workers are paying for. It is clear that we need a very strong Official Languages Act. As we know, several members have made it clear that amendments are needed to improve Bill C‑13. Does the government support these calls for improvements? Is it willing to accept amendments so that we can strengthen this legislation now?
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