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House Hansard - 90

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 16, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)
  • Jun/16/22 10:01:34 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions. These will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jun/16/22 2:54:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, the Institute for Research on Public Policy is an independent, bilingual, pan-Canadian organization that nobody could suspect of harbouring separatist sympathies. However, in a recently released study, the organization says that the new Official Languages Act will not slow the decline of French. To slow the decline of French, Bill C‑13 must be compatible with Quebec's Charter of the French Language. Does the minister understand that the only way to protect French in Quebec is to make it so that only Quebec's language laws apply in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jun/16/22 2:55:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, regurgitated talking points are not an answer. The author of the study, economist Mario Polèse, said that equality between the two languages is no longer sufficient because the two languages are not equal in their ability to attract newcomers or in their importance, period. This means that French needs to be prioritized. The problem with Bill C-13 is that the minister continues to put English and French on an equal footing in Quebec, when in fact, only French is under threat. Putting both languages on an equal footing means stomping on my language with both feet.
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