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House Hansard - 259

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 30, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 259 - Nov/30/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Nov/30/23 2:55:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague for being brave enough to ask a question in French. It is not easy to be a francophone in the Conservative caucus. Even though I do not often agree with him, all of the Liberals in the House will be there to defend his right to speak in French.
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Context: House Hansard - 259 - Nov/30/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez
  • Nov/30/23 2:57:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again, French must be respected in the House. Both official languages must be respected in the House. If a colleague chooses to respond in her mother tongue, she must be respected in that regard, whether it is English or French. Once again, I commend my colleague's courage, because it must not be easy to be a francophone Conservative in the face of such tyranny from his colleagues. We will always defend his right to speak in French.
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Context: House Hansard - 259 - Nov/30/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/30/23 3:25:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I want to start by saying that I am a proud Quebecker who is proud to be a francophone and to be able to speak in French. I want to remind the House that we have the right to express ourselves in the language of our choice, regardless of the language in which the questions are asked. Today, I was in committee to talk about our government's success stories, including the Google agreement. Unfortunately, a member of the Conservative caucus hijacked that opportunity and chose to challenge my right to speak in my mother tongue. Our government was the first to recognize the decline of French. Bilingualism is a fundamental principle of our country, one that we will continue to defend and promote, even if it displeases the Conservatives.
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Context: House Hansard - 259 - Nov/30/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu
  • Nov/30/23 3:38:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if you seek it I hope that you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: that this House reaffirm that English and French are the two official languages of this Parliament, that it reaffirm that the witnesses invited to committee can use the official language of their choice, that it denounce the comments of the member for Lethbridge, who called into question a witness' right to speak French in committee.
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