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House Hansard - 148

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/14/22 2:45:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount commented on Bill C-13 and the French language and said, “It would be a big mistake for us, as federal MPs...to give Quebec free rein to do whatever it might want to do with respect to language in that province”. He clearly said that Quebec's hands should be tied when it comes to protecting French, and indeed, what Bill C‑13 does is prevent Quebec from imposing the Charter of the French Language on federally regulated businesses. Why is the Prime Minister protecting English in Quebec when French is the language that is at risk?
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Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/14/22 2:47:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, let us recap. First, Quebec introduces its Bill 96, which imposes the Charter of the French Language on federally regulated businesses. Then, suddenly, Ottawa just happens to introduce its own reform of the Official Languages Act with Bill C‑13. This is neither a coincidence nor something that came out of thin air, judging by what the Liberals said in committee yesterday. Bill C‑13 is a response intended to prevent Quebec from making French the only language of work. Why is the Prime Minister refusing to accept a Quebec where everyone works in French, the only common language of Quebec?
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