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House Hansard - 101

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 23, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 101 - Sep/23/22
Mr. Marc Serré (Nickel Belt, Lib.)
  • Sep/23/22 11:14:11 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, on September 25, the residents of Nickel Belt, in greater Sudbury, will celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day. This is a very important day, as it gives us the opportunity to celebrate and be proud of our Franco-Ontarian identity, including, for example, the fact that the Franco-Ontarian flag was raised for the first time in 1975 at the University of Sudbury. To mark the event, many students, parents and school board staff will take part in activities to highlight the importance of this day and pay tribute to the vitality of francophone culture. This is very important to us. These activities will take place at École Alliance St-Joseph in Chelmsford and at École secondaire Hanmer. As the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, I would like to thank all the volunteers who developed the programming and who support and promote francophone culture. Through Bill C-13 our government is working to strengthen official-language minority communities.
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