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House Hansard - 185

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 26, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Apr/26/23 4:35:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge my colleague's hard work and the historic result we are talking about today. My question is, what is the next step? Today, in its action plan for official languages, the government expressed its intention to grant core funding to francophone organizations and communities. These essential services and organizations, such as the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, youth programs, newcomer services, support for francophone artists, and French-language legal services, are the backbone of the francophone presence in Canada. We commend this initiative, but how can we guarantee that the funding will find its way to the organizations and communities that need it to enhance French-language proficiency across Canada? Does the hon. member believe that it is essential to provide these communities and organizations with stable core funding?
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Apr/26/23 4:33:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my colleague. The action plan for official languages was announced today. At the beginning of the announcement, it talks about promoting French in Quebec and ensuring its protection. However, there are no measures for Quebec. There are basically only measures to strengthen English in Quebec. We saw that 20% of the new funding will go toward supporting English in Quebec, when it is French that is endangered. Can my colleague explain how this squares with the statement that the government is going to protect French in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/26/23 3:21:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic, we increased the funding for the Canada summer program to help young people. Now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, we are bringing the funding back to prepandemic levels, with a bit of an increase. We invested even more in different programs to help young people. Young people no longer have to pay interest on their federal student loans. We made bigger investments in programs and bursaries for them. We will continue to be there for young people. I thank my colleague for his very good question.
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Mr. Marc Serré
  • Apr/26/23 4:36:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to thank the hon. member for her work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. We heard what 6,500 people had to say about the action plan. We went to every province and every territory. We heard their concerns about funding. We responded accordingly. In 2018, we invested an additional $500 million. Today we announced another $1 billion. Organizations will have access to these funds, which will allow them to strengthen official language minority communities across the country.
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