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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/17/22 1:06:32 p.m.
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We do not use such words in the House of Commons. The hon. member is asking a question and referring to an earlier question in the debate. The hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/17/22 1:51:41 p.m.
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Before we resume debate, the hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest is rising on a point of order.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • May/17/22 2:40:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government appointed a unilingual anglophone as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, the only bilingual province in Canada. A New Brunswick court has ruled that this appointment is unconstitutional, but—surprise, surprise—the federal government has announced that it will be appealing the decision. The Liberals want to spend public money to preserve their right to make unilingual English appointments in Canada's only bilingual province. Instead of castigating Quebec, will the Liberal government stop its war against French?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • May/17/22 2:41:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. Our government remains firmly committed to protecting and promoting French across the country. The decision to appeal the ruling of the Court of Queen's Bench does not in any way compromise our commitment to protecting and promoting linguistic duality, which includes our modernization of the Official Languages Act. Going forward, our government is firmly committed to ensuring that all of New Brunswick's lieutenant governors are bilingual.
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