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House Hansard - 72

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:26:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government has introduced Bill C‑13 to strengthen French not only in Quebec, but throughout Canada. That is exactly what we will do, while respecting the rights of all minorities. Unlike the Bloc Québécois, our MPs are not locked up, they are not handcuffed and they are not chained to posts. They have the right to demonstrate to defend their point of view, unlike the Bloc Québécois.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:28:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will point out that what these federal MPs are superstars at is defending both official languages. We do not make a distinction, as the Bloc Québécois does. We are all proud to be Liberal MPs. The 35 MPs from Quebec are not less Québécois than the members of the Bloc Québécois just because they do not want Quebec to separate. We are just as Québécois as they are. We love French and Quebec just as much.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:40:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is my colleague saying that Liberal members from Quebec are somehow less Québécois than members of the Bloc Québécois? Is he saying that they have no say in the matter? Is he saying that it is wrong to ask questions and to reflect the positions of some of their constituents? Are they less Québécois than members of the Bloc Québécois or do they have the right to express their views like every other Quebecker?
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 2:41:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all Liberal members, including the 35 Liberal members from Quebec, recognize that French is under threat and that more needs to be done. That is what we are doing through the excellent work of the Minister of Official Languages. We are seeking to protect French not only at home in Quebec, but also outside Quebec. The difference between us and the Bloc Québécois is that we care about linguistic minorities, both anglophones in Quebec and francophones outside Quebec. A Quebecker is a Quebecker, regardless of the language they speak.
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