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House Hansard - 48

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Mar/29/22 12:17:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech. He issued a passionate appeal to get this motion passed and have the government put an end to this bureaucratic war on Ukrainian women, children and seniors who want to seek temporary refuge in Canada. I think these wait times are a total failure. Can Canada remove its visa requirement as 91 other countries have done? I think it can, but I would like to know what my colleague thinks.
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Mar/29/22 3:08:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Federal Court of Appeal handed down a ruling. The government cannot just abandon its responsibilities by offloading the provision of services in French onto the provinces. While francophones in British Columbia and across Canada were rejoicing, the federal government was preparing a nasty surprise for them: The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada. That is unacceptable. When will the government acknowledge its mistakes and restore services in French for British Columbia's francophones?
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Context: House Hansard - 48 - Mar/29/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Mar/29/22 3:09:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to protecting and promoting the rights of francophone and anglophone minority communities in Canada. In this case, we asked for a stay of the Federal Court of Appeal's decision because we are concerned about the serious consequences that terminating agreements could have in British Columbia and across Canada. The stay was not granted. The deadline for giving notice of termination is today. Under the circumstances, we will not be applying for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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