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House Hansard - 76

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 20, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor
  • May/20/22 10:10:44 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I want my colleague to know that he is absolutely right. Official language minority communities have been waiting a long time for the modernization of the Official Languages Act that Bill C‑13 offers them. Our new version of the former bill has more teeth. As I have said it many times, Bill C‑13 will make a real difference in the lives of Canadians from coast to coast to coast, including official language minority communities. As a francophone living in one such community, it is partly thanks to the Official Languages Act that I had the privilege or the right to live in French, attend university in French and work in French. However, we want to make sure we go further by clarifying the definition of part VII in order to achieve substantive equality. We will continue to work on advancing our language rights.
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