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House Hansard - 51

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 10:14:22 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the minister talked a lot about the importance of protecting French in minority situations, in other words, outside Quebec. I would like to hear her opinion on whether French is also in jeopardy in Quebec. Can she point to even a single measure in Bill C-13 that improves the status of French specifically in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Mr. Marc Serré (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, Lib.)
  • Apr/1/22 12:41:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for his work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages to protect the French language. As a Franco-Ontarian, I sometimes have a hard time understanding the Bloc Québécois when it talks about promoting and protecting French outside of Quebec. I would like to take this opportunity to ask my fellow francophone if he can clearly explain to me what his party is doing to support people in minority communities across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 12:46:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from La Pointe-de-l’Île for his speech. This morning, in her speech, the Minister of Official Languages talked a lot about the importance protecting francophones in minority situations. I asked her a two-part question. I asked her whether she thinks French is in jeopardy in Quebec and, if so, what new measures Bill C-13 brings in to protect it. She recognized that French is in jeopardy. Her answer to me was that the government was going to protect the right of francophones to work in their language. I would like my colleague to comment on that. Is that something new and is it enough to protect French in Quebec?
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