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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed (Vancouver Granville, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:04:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, parents in my riding understand that enrolling their children in French immersion programs enriches them culturally and gives them an advantage later in life. However, because of teacher shortages and long wait lists, it is often difficult for parents to enrol their kids in French immersion. Could the Minister of Official Languages tell the House how our government is providing more children with the opportunity to learn French?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:05:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Vancouver Granville for his excellent question. Our government recognizes that providing students with the opportunity to learn French today means having more bilingual adults in the future. Budget 2021 includes investments to eliminate wait lists and to find ways to work with our provincial and territorial partners to continue to improve access to the French language. We will continue working with communities.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Feb/15/22 10:55:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, in hindsight, I think we all feel like we can learn from the past. All we can do is use that new knowledge to do what we can to make a difference now so that we can make sure that mistakes like these do not keep going on in the future. I have been listening to the debate and really appreciate that we need urgency on this matter. Hopefully, in the rollout the CERB will be communicated better. As I mentioned, much of the rollout was all in English, which is quite unacceptable in Nunavut. I am really hoping that improvements will be made for this rollout so that all first nations, Métis and Inuit who prefer to communicate in their indigenous language are able to receive it in their language, as well as, of course, the French language, which, as we know, is a strong language in Canada. Qujannamiik.
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