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House Hansard - 335

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Jun/19/24 2:18:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in a few days, Quebec will be celebrating and will be celebrated. Quebec will be proudly celebrated in song, in dance and in words, as well as in the tributes to the great Jean-Pierre Ferland and the great Karl Tremblay, who have sadly left us. Quebec will celebrate each and every person who has contributed over the past four centuries to the diversity of a francophone nation in America, a nation founded on the lands of the first nations who had been breathing life into the continent for millennia and would breathe life into the country that would be. Let us celebrate our country and its caring people. Let us celebrate our generous and welcoming nation, a nation of solidarity, a nation with its heart in the right place. Let us celebrate the French language, which only brings us closer together the more it is imperilled, the language that unites our way of life. My friends, let us celebrate our Quebec, which is certainly a country in the making, and let us cheerfully make this a truly national holiday. Happy national holiday to all Quebeckers.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 2:24:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the leader of the Conservative Party, Quebeckers know full well that the only way to build a stronger future is to protect the economy and the environment at the same time. That is how we are going to create a more prosperous future for Quebeckers and for all Canadians. Again, we are seeing the Conservative Party's anti-environment approach. We will continue to work with the Government of Quebec. We will continue to work on protecting forestry jobs and protecting caribou. That is what people expect from a responsible government.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 2:44:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I understand that the leader of the Bloc Québécois is always looking to pick a fight. I would remind him that there are more Quebeckers in our Liberal caucus than in his Bloc Québécois caucus and that we will always stand up for French both in Quebec and across the country. We will be there to invest hundreds of millions of dollars for Quebec, for ensuring that newcomers learn French. We will continue to defend French from coast to coast to coast, with a special focus on Quebec, because we know that Quebec must remain French, first and foremost, and we are there to support it.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 3:04:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we agree that we need to work hand in hand with Quebec. That is exactly what we have been doing for years. Various federal governments over the past 10 years have been committed to protecting the woodland caribou, while also protecting communities and jobs. We are here to work in partnership with Quebec, but after so many years, we had to demonstrate that we are a state governed by the rule of law and that we respect our own laws on the protection of species at risk. That is what all Quebeckers and all Canadians expect.
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