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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 2:25:22 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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Context: House Hansard - 87 - Jun/13/22
Mr. Martin Champoux
  • Jun/13/22 7:08:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. We would be happy to help her work on her French. We are already seeing progress with the member for Perth—Wellington. We have also received a lot of emails from members of the public, but I have to say that, with a few exceptions, none of these emails came from Quebec. They came from western Canada. I am not here to judge others' opinions. However, I believe that an interpretation, or disinformation, really, is what is behind the concern about Bill C‑11. This bill does not contain any threat to freedom of expression, from what I understand. At the very least, it does not contain any of the threats that people mentioned in the many emails we have received. There is widespread support for this bill in Quebec. Almost none of the emails my colleague is talking about came from Quebeckers.
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