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House Hansard - 72

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • May/16/22 12:31:23 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-14 
Madam Speaker, I very much appreciate the speech by my colleague from Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, but I have a question for him. He would like there to be more Bloc Québécois MPs, but the Bloc is already overrepresented if we are talking about proportional representation in Quebec. Under proportional representation, there would be seven fewer members for the Bloc Québécois and seven more members for the NDP. My question is simple. Does my colleague agree with implementing proportional representation in order to have every Quebecker's vote count?
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:40:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is my colleague saying that Liberal members from Quebec are somehow less Québécois than members of the Bloc Québécois? Is he saying that they have no say in the matter? Is he saying that it is wrong to ask questions and to reflect the positions of some of their constituents? Are they less Québécois than members of the Bloc Québécois or do they have the right to express their views like every other Quebecker?
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:41:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all Liberal members, including the 35 Liberal members from Quebec, recognize that French is under threat and that more needs to be done. That is what we are doing through the excellent work of the Minister of Official Languages. We are seeking to protect French not only at home in Quebec, but also outside Quebec. The difference between us and the Bloc Québécois is that we care about linguistic minorities, both anglophones in Quebec and francophones outside Quebec. A Quebecker is a Quebecker, regardless of the language they speak.
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