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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
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
Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska, Ind.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:13:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister and parliamentarians are currently working on a bill to modernize the act governing the two official languages. For years, every francophone advocacy group in this country has been making two essential requests of the government of the day: first, centralize the power to implement and enforce the act within the Treasury Board; and second, strengthen the powers of the Commissioner of Official Languages. My question for the minister is simple. Will she act on these two essential demands that are being made by all stakeholders across the country?
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