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House Hansard - 54

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 6, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia
  • Apr/6/22 5:03:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, Canadians from all across the country are proud to be able to speak French. I think if you looked at this House of Commons 50 years ago, the only people who would speak French in the House of Commons would be MPs from Quebec and maybe some from minority-language communities outside of Quebec. Today, we see MPs from all provinces stand up, as we saw the member for Sarnia—Lambton do. The member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake speaks excellent French and there are some other Alberta MPs who speak excellent French. That is because there is a love of the language in this country. It is because it is part of our fabric. If members in the House from outside of Quebec can speak so well and so eloquently in French, it is obviously because of the school system and programs such as French immersion and so on. This is the outcome of the Official Languages Act of 1968. This is the heritage of Pierre Trudeau.
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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Apr/6/22 6:23:39 p.m.
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I did try to give the hon. member a signal and I did allow for a little bit more time, but I was not sure when the hon. member was going to end. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères.
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