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House Hansard - 164

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 6, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23
Mr. John Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City, Lib.)
  • Mar/6/23 3:03:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in British Columbia and across the country, more and more young people are interested in learning French. Last week, to launch Francophonie Month, I visited an immersion class with the Minister of Official Languages. Can the minister tell the House how she is supporting French-language instruction in our province?
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Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23
Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska, Ind.)
  • Mar/6/23 3:11:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, we have reached the final analysis of Bill C‑13 on modernizing both official languages. Tomorrow, in committee, members will address the amendments on the issue of language clauses to ensure that francophone minority communities will indeed receive the money invested by the federal government when an agreement is reached between the provinces and the federal government or between the territories and the federal government. Such clauses would ensure equity for all francophones in the country. Every francophone advocacy group agrees on that. I would like the minister to clearly indicate whether she agrees with these language clauses, please.
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Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Mar/6/23 3:12:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his important question. As he aptly noted, Bill C‑13 is currently before the Standing Committee on Official Languages for a clause-by-clause review. Official language minority communities have been waiting for this bill for a long time. Like them, I look forward to having this bill adopted. I hope that the committee will complete its work shortly since stakeholders from one end of the country to the other want this bill passed as soon as possible.
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