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House Hansard - 79

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 1, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Jun/1/22 3:02:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, yesterday, the Prime Minister refused to give Quebec the immigration powers it is asking for. He justified it by saying that it was “because protecting French and francophone immigration is very important”. Of course it is important. That is exactly why Quebec wants to be responsible for all its immigration. Quebec's future as a nation, where French is the common and official language, hinges on protecting French and francophone immigration. Does anyone here seriously believe that the federal government is in a better position than Quebec to provide this protection?
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Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/1/22 3:02:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a Quebecker, I know that the federal government has an important role to play in protecting French, not only in Quebec, but also throughout the country. It is precisely for the sake of those French-speaking communities across the country that we must continue to work to ensure francophone immigrants settle everywhere in the country. As far as Quebec is concerned, we are very happy to work hand in hand with the Quebec government to increase francophone immigration. If that is what the Quebec government wants, we are there to work in partnership with it. Our government is there as a partner to protect the French language and increase Quebec's population.
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Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/1/22 3:03:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think my esteemed colleague in the Bloc Québécois skipped a step. All Quebeckers are also Canadians, and as Prime Minister of all Canadians, I have a responsibility to protect every individual's fundamental rights. This is something that I will always do, knowing that protecting my beautiful French language is a central priority for our government and for myself, as a Quebecker. Therefore, yes, we will assume our responsibility of protecting the fundamental rights of Quebeckers, who are also Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/1/22 8:41:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am sorry. I will not be speaking French because it is too difficult to talk about NATO in French. The member spoke about the initial invasion in 2008 and how we need to act to ensure that the escalation we have been seeing since February 24 does not continue. In the member's opinion, what are some of the other steps we can take to ensure that what we do now does not result in a further invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in another six years?
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