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House Hansard - 149

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 2:30:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to be back here with you and all my colleagues. As my colleagues know, the Prime Minister made an appointment of his own, choosing Amira Elghawaby. He surely looked into her statements and positions prior to her appointment, which many perceive as very insulting to Quebec. Nevertheless, he went ahead with the appointment. Here is my question for the Prime Minister: Does he really think this appointment will bring people together and build bridges rather than be divisive?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 2:32:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ms. Elghawaby, who has described Bill 21 as Islamophobic, was unfortunately there, too. Her presence was commendable; her remarks, not so much. Rather than simply condemn her remarks out of hand, I asked to meet with Ms. Elghawaby so that we could try to understand, as parliamentarians, as elected officials, as those responsible for passing the budget that will fund her position. Can the Prime Minister tell me whether he supports such a meeting, whether he wants to see it happen and maybe could even facilitate it?
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