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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Ms. Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:05:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, as the world gathers in Tunisia this weekend for the Sommet de la Francophonie, it is important to reflect on how our government is protecting the French language and culture here in Canada. Since 2015, the government has been making historic investments to support official language minority communities, and it is the first government to recognize its obligation to protect and promote French across the country. Could the Minister of Official Languages tell us how the government continues to ensure the future of the French language across Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:06:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Halifax West for her excellent question. Our government understands that we have an obligation to protect and promote French across the country, including in Quebec. That is why we are increasing support for French-language education across the country and why we introduced Bill C-13. We are working to ensure that francophones in Quebec and other regions with a strong francophone presence can live, work and be served in French. As a proud Acadian, I am very happy with the work our government is doing in that regard.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:14:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. Protecting and promoting French are top priorities for our government. That is why we are moving forward with Bill C-13. What is disappointing is that the Bloc Québécois and the Conservative Party are playing political games. We are debating a very important bill here. As my colleague said, stakeholders across the country want to see the bill passed as soon as possible. However, what we are actually seeing are political games being played on the other side of the House. It is completely unacceptable.
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