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House Hansard - 70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 12, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)
  • May/12/22 7:36:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague across the way for that very energetic and impassioned speech. I certainly grasped what he was saying about the importance of the Francophonie. One of my children lives in Moncton, New Brunswick. He also spent 14 years in Edmonton, Alberta. I also have two grandsons who went to university in Edmonton and are currently studying at the Université de Moncton. The first thing I want to say to my colleague is that we have been eagerly looking forward to this bill for six years. The member seems to be in a hurry to pass it, but we have been waiting for no less than six years. They have had time to think about it. Why is the government in such a hurry? I think we could make some major improvements to the bill. I recently became a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, and I would like the bill to come to us as fast as possible so we can improve it. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on support for the Francophonie outside Quebec. I think there are some very big issues there too.
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