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House Hansard - 57

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Apr/25/22 2:28:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been chastised by the courts for appointing a unilingual anglophone lieutenant governor in New Brunswick. Not only is that unconstitutional, but it also shows a serious lack of judgment. There is only one bilingual province in Canada, and the PM finds a way to appoint a unilingual anglophone. We are reminded that he also appointed a governor general who did not speak French in an officially bilingual Canada. When will the Prime Minister stop treating proficiency in French as a second-rate skill and francophones as second-class citizens?
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Apr/25/22 2:40:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, CN appointed a unilingual English-speaking board of directors. This reminds us of Air Canada, whose CEO boasted that he was a unilingual anglophone and had managed to live in Quebec his whole life without speaking French. It also reminds us that CN and Air Canada have something else in common besides having garnered the contempt of francophones: Both of these companies are federally regulated. Has the minister noticed that there is a climate of hostility towards French at these federally regulated businesses?
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Apr/25/22 2:41:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in 1962, CN claimed that there were no francophones qualified to serve as vice-president. Sixty years later, CN still cannot find francophones qualified to sit on its board of directors. That is how federally regulated companies operate, which is why Quebec wants to make these companies subject to the Charter of the French Language. The Liberal government's bill prevents Quebec from doing so, however. Instead, it would expand the bilingualism rules at Air Canada and CN to all federally regulated companies. Why not just let Quebec defend French?
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Apr/25/22 2:42:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us recap. CN appoints a unilingual anglophone board of directors. The CEO of Air Canada is a unilingual anglophone. The Prime Minister appoints a unilingual anglophone lieutenant governor in New Brunswick. The Prime Minister appoints a governor general who does not speak French. The Prime Minister even considered taking British Colombian francophones to court last month for demanding services in French. It is clear that the federal government is incapable of protecting the French language. Why will it not let Quebec take action with its Charter of the French Language?
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