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House Hansard - 323

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 3, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 323 - Jun/3/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Jun/3/24 2:26:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, although the member for Alfred-Pellan has been criticized for suggesting the idea of promoting English as an official language of Quebec, he is not the first Liberal MP to come up with it. In fact, none other than the Prime Minister himself raised the matter back in 2016. At the time, he was objecting to the prospect of the city of Ottawa being designated bilingual because Gatineau, right next door in Quebec, was a unilingual French-language city. He opposed bilingualism for Franco-Ontarians unless Quebec stepped up and made English an official language. In fact, he had to apologize and admitted that he was being cheeky. Will he ask the member to do the same?
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Context: House Hansard - 323 - Jun/3/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Jun/3/24 2:27:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to French, the Liberals are a horror show. It starts with the Prime Minister, who wanted to make Gatineau bilingual. Then there is the member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, who thinks that people who worry about the decline of French are being extreme and are full of the s-word. Next, there is the member for Mount Royal, who said that it was a disgrace to apply Bill 101 to federally regulated businesses. On top of that, there is the member for Saint-Laurent, who thinks that Bill 96 will prevent anglophones from getting care. It is nonsense. Why are the Liberals systematically incapable of talking about the French language without going off the rails?
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Context: House Hansard - 323 - Jun/3/24
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jun/3/24 2:41:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is not a penny more for French in his official languages action plan. There is only one francophone state in North America. Only one. However, that is one too many for the member for Alfred-Pellan, who wants us to make English an official language. I will say it again for those sitting at the back who have not yet understood: In order for Canada to be bilingual, Quebec needs to be French. I will repeat this too: There is only one official language that is at risk in Canada and Quebec, and that is French. Why do the Liberals always want to introduce more anglicization measures?
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Context: House Hansard - 323 - Jun/3/24
Mr. Joël Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, CPC)
  • Jun/3/24 3:08:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first, the member for Saint-Laurent denied the decline of French in Quebec. Then, a Franco-Ontarian member said that witnesses who appeared before the Standing Committee on Official Languages were full of you-know-what. Now, the Quebec member for Alfred-Pellan is saying that, in order to be stronger, Quebec should be bilingual. We are now seeing the Liberal caucus's true colours. The Liberals have neither the desire, nor the intention to protect French and stop its decline. Will the Prime Minister act now to support French in Quebec and call his members to order?
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