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House Hansard - 161

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Feb/15/23 3:00:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the rifts in the Liberal caucus over Bill C‑13 are—
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu
  • Feb/15/23 3:00:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, the rifts in the Liberal caucus over Bill C‑13 are playing out like a musical. Tensions between the different gangs escalate from one day to the next. It is a real West Island story. Yesterday, the member for Mount Royal broke ranks and announced he would vote against Bill C‑13 if it mentions the Charter of the French Language in any way. Today, in a dramatic turn of events, a Liberal minister from the West Island also threatened to vote nay. A Liberal minister opposing a Liberal bill, that makes for good theatre, but will the minister responsible call them to order—
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Feb/15/23 3:02:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, the member for Mount Royal is against recognizing the Charter of the French Language in Bill C‑13, as are the member for Westmount and the member for Saint‑Laurent. Now, a Liberal minister is threatening to join them and to vote against a Liberal bill. There are starting to be quite a few Liberals who are opposed to Bill C‑13. At this point, one has to wonder whether the Quebec Liberal caucus dissidents, the rebels, are the ones who want to defend French.
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