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House Hansard - 157

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 9, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 157 - Feb/9/23
Mr. Yves Perron
  • Feb/9/23 1:34:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is going to be a challenge. Here is what is at issue here. Canada has chosen a neutral model, in other words, everyone can display whatever symbols they want. That is fine. It does not bother the Bloc Québécois that Canada is multicultural. What we want is the power to keep our own model. That is what neutrality is. In Quebec, we made a different choice. We chose to ensure neutrality to preserve the right to neutrality of every citizen coming into contact with the government. We decided the government should have no religion. That is the difference, and the notwithstanding clause allows us to do that.
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