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House Hansard - 92

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 20, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Jun/20/22 2:57:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Again, let us be very clear: we have the same goals, but our visions for achieving those goals may differ slightly. We recognize that French is in decline in North America, including in Canada. That is why we are moving forward with an ambitious bill to do our part to protect our beautiful language, French. I hope that the opposition members will work with us—
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor
  • Jun/20/22 2:57:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. As I have said many times, we have the same goal. We want to do everything we can to protect and promote the beautiful French language all across Canada, including here. We recognize that French is in decline in North America, including in Canada. That is why we are moving forward with an ambitious bill. We want to do our part to protect our beautiful language, French, across the country. I hope the opposition members will work with us to ensure that we can move forward with Bill C‑13 as quickly as possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Jun/20/22 2:59:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. We are the first government to recognize that French is declining in Canada, including here. I once again call on the opposition members, especially the Bloc Québécois, to work closely with us to get this bill passed as quickly as possible. If we are going to do everything we can to protect and promote the French language, we must work together to ensure that this ambitious bill is passed sooner rather than later.
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