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House Hansard - 124

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mr. Luc Desilets
  • Nov/3/22 11:23:00 a.m.
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Of course I am familiar with that, Mr. Speaker. For the past three years, I have been fighting so that francophones can get the same type of services as anglophones. The unit was implemented in Montreal, but it is not being managed properly, so the response time for French applications is much longer than for English applications. Francophones have never been treated equitably in that regard. The resource is there, but the results are not.
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Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mr. Denis Trudel
  • Nov/3/22 11:42:57 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is correct. It is a major problem. The figures show that, in 2018, the wait time was 19 weeks for applications in English and 52 weeks for applications in French. That is outrageous. In 2021, the wait time was on average 43 weeks for both anglophones and francophones. Service for anglophone veterans has gotten worse, and it has not gotten any better for francophones. I cannot help but feel as though there is a certain level of systemic discrimination against francophones in this country.
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