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House Hansard - 87

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Jun/13/22 2:24:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, the Quebec Liberal lieutenant was right on Friday when he told journalists that “there is only one endangered [official] language in North America and that's French”. That could not be any clearer and that is why we are calling out Bill C‑13 on official languages for not protecting French in Quebec, even though it is the only endangered official language. Will the government finally understand that the threat to French in Quebec is English and that Bill C‑13 in Quebec protects English, not the endangered language, French? It makes no sense.
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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Jun/13/22 2:25:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, once it becomes clear that French is the only official language that is in jeopardy, then the next logical step is to let Quebec manage its French language itself. Instead, the federal government is giving priority to Bill C-13 to promote an institutional bilingualism that makes French optional. This is a direct attack on the only official language in jeopardy: French. That is why the Government of Quebec proposed amendments to Bill C-13 to protect French in Quebec, as Quebeckers are calling for. Will the government amend Bill C-13 so that Quebeckers can finally manage their own affairs and protect their language where they live?
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