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Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)

Dec/1/22 2:40:04 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, Quebec's minister of the French language is meeting with the federal government today. That is good timing. Last Thursday, we celebrated a historic anniversary. Two years ago, the Quebec National Assembly adopted a unanimous motion calling on Ottawa to work with Quebec to apply the Charter of the French Language to federally regulated businesses. Bill C-13 does the opposite. It lets businesses off the hook. Will the minister announce to her counterpart that she will amend Bill C‑13 to stop supporting the anglicization of Quebec?

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Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)

Dec/1/22 2:40:46 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, it is really disappointing that the Bloc Québécois continues to spread inaccurate information about Bill C‑13. We are the first government to recognize the decline of French, and that is why we are moving forward with an ambitious bill. Yes, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to meet with my counterpart, Mr. Roberge, this evening. We look forward to beginning to work together. Once again, as Minister of Official Languages, I will make sure I work closely with all of the provinces and territories to promote French across the country.

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Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)

Dec/1/22 2:41:19 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, Quebec's minister of the French language is concerned because all indicators point to French being in decline. One of the main indicators comes from Statistics Canada: One in five Quebeckers cannot work in French in Quebec. The numbers are even worse in Montreal and the Outaouais region. Knowing that, why does the minister want to allow federally regulated companies to use Bill C‑13 to circumvent the Charter of the French Language? Her own statistics prove the contrary. There is a decline in the use of French in the workplace in Quebec. Does she not listen to science?

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Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)

Dec/1/22 2:42:01 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, our government and the Government of Quebec share a common goal, which is to do everything possible to protect and promote French across the country. That is why we are implementing an ambitious bill to ensure that federally regulated private companies' clients and employees will have the right to work in French and to be served in French, and this also applies to regions with a strong francophone presence. I hope the Bloc and the Conservative Party will support this bill, as stakeholders across the country want us to take the next step.

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Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)

Dec/1/22 2:42:37 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, Quebec's minister of the French language also called for a national awakening, urging Quebeckers to open their eyes to the decline of French. It is high time the federal Liberals from Quebec woke up. Their Bill C‑13 does not protect French in Quebec. It protects English in the workplace and anglicizes Quebec. It is time the federal Liberals remembered they do not work for Air Canada. They do not work for the Royal Bank of Canada. They work for Quebeckers, and Quebeckers' language of work is French. When will they wake up?

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Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)

Dec/1/22 2:43:16 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, the national awakening we should be seeing is the Bloc Québécois choosing to work with us to do everything we can to protect and promote French across the country. What we are seeing here is, once again, just for show. The federal government has to be honest. We are the first government to recognize the decline of French across the country. That is why we put forward an ambitious bill. Now is not the time to squabble. Now is the time to work together closely to make sure this bill moves forward.

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Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Dec/1/22 4:59:04 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-26

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. There are people from the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada on the Hill today. They met with the Minister of Official Languages. The House is working on Bill C-13 because we know that the French language is declining in Quebec and Canada, so efforts to promote French must be made. My colleague represents a riding in which 80% of the population speaks French as their mother tongue. She just delivered a speech that was about 80% in English. Does that not make her a bit uncomfortable? Does she not think that a clearer message could be sent here in the House? Her government could also send a clearer message by giving speeches more openly in French.

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