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House Hansard - 46

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/25/22 11:37:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Ottawa says that it wants to protect the French language, but it is dragging to court francophones from British Columbia who require employment support programs in French. These francophones won a court decision forcing the province to serve them in French, but the federal government is planning to appeal. The crux of the dispute is that Ottawa was slapped on the wrist by the court for concluding an agreement with the province without once thinking about requiring that services in French be maintained. Does the Minister of Official Languages agree that the future of French relies on more services in French, not less, and that going to court against francophones will be particularly unhelpful?
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/25/22 11:38:20 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us continue to talk about francophones outside Quebec. In the last budget, the government promised $40 million for French-language post-secondary institutions. One year later, these schools have still not seen a penny of that money, and there are only six days left in the fiscal year. Rather than releasing the money, the minister is blaming the provinces and saying that she cannot do anything because of jurisdictional issues. I have no words to describe the two examples I just mentioned. The Liberals recognize jurisdictions only when it suits them, so that they can avoid serving francophones. When will the minister release the money? We want a date.
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/25/22 12:32:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for her speech. She talked about Kyoto and the fact that different levels of government collaborated. A significant portion of Bill C‑8 has to do with COVID‑19 measures, and since that is basically a health issue, would it not be easier for the federal government to work with the provinces if the government agreed to their request to increase health transfers? That would be one less bone of contention, anyway.
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin
  • Mar/25/22 12:35:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I must steal a few seconds from my colleague. I simply want to point out something that the House cannot ignore today, and that is the Acting Speaker's birthday. [Members sang a song]
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/25/22 1:18:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, since this morning, the Conservatives have been talking a lot about inflation. Inflation may be caused by one of two things: supply or demand. We are more used to seeing inflation due to demand, but many experts agree that the current inflation is caused by supply issues. The Conservatives have talked a lot about house prices. In the context of a supply-related inflationary crisis, would it be a good idea to bring in measures to create more housing? Could my colleague at least tell us whether he believes that this inflationary crisis is tied to supply or to demand?
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