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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Member of the Board of Internal Economy

Hon. Steven MacKinnon

  • Member of Parliament
  • Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Member of the Board of Internal Economy
  • Liberal
  • Gatineau
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $80,565.87

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Context: House Hansard - 322 - May/31/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/31/24 11:27:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member for Alfred-Pellan is just as much a Quebecker as my colleague opposite. The Quebec Liberal caucus, with its 35 government members, is here to protect the French fact in Quebec, as well as official languages in general and francophone minorities across the country. In contrast, the Bloc Québécois exists to do just one thing, and that is to pit Quebeckers against one another, to create conflict and divide people. That is not why we are here. We are in favour of linguistic unity.
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Context: House Hansard - 322 - May/31/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/31/24 11:26:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if there is one thing that we could not be any clearer about, it is the dedication within the Liberal Party of Canada and the Government of Canada to respecting this country's two official languages. In every institution and at every moment of life in Canada, we are there to protect francophone minorities outside Quebec. We acknowledge that French is declining across the country, including in Quebec, and yes, we also acknowledge that there is a linguistic minority in Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 317 - May/24/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/24/24 11:27:23 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what weakens the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, or APF, is not the fact that more members have joined. It is the fact that the Bloc Québécois is going after a member who took responsibility for what he said, apologized many times and now continues to stand up for francophones across Canada and to honour us by being president of this international organization that is getting ready to soon welcome the world. We will all stand behind the president of the APF as he carries out his duties.
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Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Lib.)
  • May/11/23 12:50:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my dear friend and colleague for his eloquent speech. We agree that Quebec is the master of its own destiny when it comes to selecting immigrants. They could all be francophones, for example. Quebec can exercise its right to welcome up to one-quarter of all the immigrants who come to Canada. There are agreements between Canada and Quebec to protect the demographic weight of francophones in Canada. Can the hon. member tell us more about that?
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