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Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton, CPC)

Apr/6/22 4:02:55 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his speech. He talked about the Treasury Board and how the Treasury Board is going to have the responsibility over all the departments to make sure they are complying with the official languages and that they will be the ones with the plans. How do we make sure that the Treasury Board, which has a lot of different priorities, keeps this as a priority? Also, what will the Minister of Official Languages be doing then?

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Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)

Apr/6/22 4:21:48 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I hope one day to be able to debate functionally in this important language. The last revision of the Official Languages Act was in 1988, and the member noted in his speech that it has taken the Liberals six years in power to bring forward official languages legislation. His party was in power for 10 years prior to 2015. I am wondering if he could help us understand why the Conservative Party did not bring forward similar legislation earlier.

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Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, BQ)

Apr/6/22 4:34:39 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague for her fine speech in French, and for the answers she was able to give in French. It is great to see people from other places who have this sensitivity for our language. I am delighted to see that. I would like to move to another matter. I see that this is an issue that is dear to her. That is the impression that I get. I would like to know if she is sad to see that Bill C-13 gives Quebec, especially the Government of Quebec and also the Bloc Québécois, the impression that some effort is being made in the rest of Canada, but that French in Quebec is being undermined. Does she agree with me at all? Is she not sad to come to the same conclusion, that the bill does not really solve the problem, at least not in Quebec?

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Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)

Apr/6/22 4:36:27 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Sarnia—Lambton for her speech. The NDP believes that the Commissioner of Official Languages must have more powers to ensure that the Official Languages Act is respected and that there are consequences if it is not. I would ask the Conservatives if they will support changes at committee so that the commissioner has these necessary powers.

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Mr. Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, CPC)

Apr/6/22 4:56:49 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his well-thought-out and politely delivered speech. I have a simple question for him. It is not really a partisan one. It is about following the rules, which he mentioned throughout his speech, especially with respect to the Treasury Board. When the Treasury Board requirements on Treasury Board submissions affect people in Canada of both languages, obviously English Canada and Quebec, an Official Languages Act analysis has to be completed as part of the Treasury Board submission. We heard from the former Treasury Board president that during the WE scandal the money was not actually put through the Treasury Board or the official languages analysis. The government skipped over a required regulation. We put in an Order Paper question and found numerous times where the government, the Treasury Board, refused to perform the official languages analysis. I would like to know if the member will stand and confirm he will work with us, all parties, to ensure the Treasury Board will follow the rules as laid out in the Financial Administration Act and perform the Official Languages Act analysis on all required submissions.

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