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House Hansard - 319

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 28, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • May/28/24 2:41:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the report from the Office québécois de la langue française. When it comes to upholding the right to work in French, the federal public service ranks dead last across all economic sectors. We asked the Commissioner of Official Languages about this yesterday. He noted that the number of complaints related to language of work has gone up, not down. In fact, the national capital region has the highest number of complaints in the entire federal government. When will the Liberals end their federal public service's drive to anglicize everything?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Anita Anand (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 2:42:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is not at all true. We know that a more bilingual public service is what will best meet the needs of Canadians. Receiving government services in either official language is a fundamental right. We continue to protect and promote the French language. We are determined to foster a work environment that is conducive to the use of French and English.
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • May/28/24 2:42:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, why is the federal government Quebec's worst employer when it comes to French? It is because the Liberals lack political will. By overhauling the Official Languages Act, the Liberals were supposed to impose a regulatory framework that ensured equality between French and English in federal institutions. We are still waiting. The Commissioner of Official Languages said that there needs to be a renewed commitment, and that starts with leadership from ministers. When will we see a regulatory framework and political will from ministers?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Anita Anand (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 2:43:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am also speaking with the commissioner. I have held discussions with him, with everyone in our government and in our country to tell them that, as President of the Treasury Board, I am committed to implementing parts IV, V and VI of the Official Languages Act in federal institutions. It is very important work. As I said, we are committed to fostering a work environment conducive to the use of English and French in the public service.
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/28/24 2:44:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will not be lectured to by the party opposite. We know the Liberals. They keep saying that we need to protect the French language, when in fact the federal government is the worst employer in Quebec as far as the use of French in the workplace goes. Are the Liberals tightening the screws on their own administration to make that stop? No. Are they making regulations to mandate equal status for English and French in federal institutions? No. Are they setting an example by requiring proficiency in French from their own appointees, like the Governor General? No. The bad example is coming from the top. Would the government agree that, as the old saying goes, a fish rots from the head down?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Anita Anand (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 2:44:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am an anglophone, but I speak French. What did he say? I can speak French in the House and I can speak with all representatives of public services in French or English. I am going to continue trying to implement parts IV, V and VI of the Official Languages Act. That is my responsibility and our priority.
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