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House Hansard - 194

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
Ms. Sylvie Bérubé (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, BQ)
  • May/10/23 2:06:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last month, Nicole Garceau and Michel Pilon received the Quebec National Assembly medal to acknowledge their contribution to artistic development in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and their influence outside the region. Mr. Pilon is the manager of a theatre troupe in Val‑d'Or called Cie de la 2e scène, and he has also been a director and actor for 40 years or so. He is also the author of the dramatic comedy Le théâtre de la vieille gare. Ms. Garceau founded the Festival de contes et légendes en Abitibi‑Témiscamingue in 2003. This fall festival celebrates storytelling and the spoken word, with events held both in Val‑d'Or and on the road in towns and villages across the region. It features both local and international storytellers. The festival will mark its 20th anniversary in 2023. It is thanks to this woman of words and images that many people have had the chance to set foot on the stage. Congratulations to both of them. This is a well-deserved honour.
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Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/10/23 4:46:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge for raising the Festival du Bois. What an important and wonderful festival it is, and it happens in Coquitlam every year. I just want to give a shout-out to Joanne Dumas, who heads up Société francophone de Maillardville and has been bringing the most wonderful arts, culture and French heritage to our community every single year. I thank Madame Dumas so much for that. I wanted to ask about the Official Languages Act, which has not seen a revision in over 30 years. Actually, the last time it was looked at was 1988. This is long overdue. Why did the Conservatives not take action to modernize this act when they were in power for 10 years?
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