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House Hansard - 51

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor
  • Apr/1/22 10:16:26 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the idea of having a central agency is absolutely key to ensuring compliance with the Official Languages Act. In Bill C‑13, we have established the Treasury Board as the central agency with monitoring, auditing and evaluating powers. We want to ensure that it will have more tools and resources to do its job.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Hon. Mona Fortier
Madam Speaker, I am happy to answer this question. The process that took place over the last few years, which included consultations and engagement with parliamentarians to strengthen the bill, led to the introduction of Bill C-32 last June. Following the election, we came back with an even better bill, Bill C-13. The fact that the Treasury Board will act as a central agency and play a compliance monitoring role is an example of something that has been strengthened in the new legislation, Bill C-13.
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