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House Hansard - 78

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 78 - May/31/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. We all agree that we need to increase representation within our institutions for visible minorities, women and people with disabilities, but we have to do it the right way. Does my colleague not believe it is better to engage in positive discrimination based on a criterion that, for equal or comparable qualifications, favours certain minority candidates rather than disqualifying certain candidates outright? I feel it is important that we address this fundamental issue. The problem we have today, with all due respect to the House, is that certain candidates are being disqualified outright. In my view, you cannot right a wrong by creating another wrong. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on that.
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