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House Hansard - 195

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 11, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/11/23 11:38:40 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I appreciate the quality of his French, which he uses regularly. Today, we are hearing many speeches that say it is easy and it is important. Yes, French is spoken in some parts of Alberta. We are hearing stories about how French is found here and there, but the reality is that the Government of Quebec is having a hard time welcoming the immigrants it is already receiving. Why? It is because we lack the resources for our social and health services and for services to newcomers, and, in the meantime, the federal government hangs onto the money. Not only does it hang onto the money and prevent us from properly welcoming these people, but it tells us that even more people will be coming to Quebec. That is what does not make sense. We are being reasonable in the arguments we are making today. Does the member not believe that the Government of Quebec should set its own thresholds without the federal government dictating them? Furthermore, could we please get our money back so we can take care of our people?
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Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/11/23 1:17:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Drummond on his excellent speech. I would like to hear him tell us more about why Quebec should decide for itself how many immigrants it should take in. Yes, we are pro-immigration and want to welcome people from other countries, but we want to welcome them with dignity, to allow them to integrate. From the moment they set foot on our soil, we want them to become full-fledged Quebeckers. To do this, we need resources. I would therefore like my colleague to talk about the resources we currently have to welcome these people and why the government that is in charge of welcoming immigrants should be the one deciding how many it will accept.
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Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/11/23 1:33:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my esteemed colleague from Terrebonne for her excellent speech. I read an article recently that said that Quebec was caught in the Canadian trap. Canada is increasing its population too rapidly. The article said that Quebec has the choice of increasing its population or of seeing its political weight drop. Meanwhile, members are refusing to support the bill that we introduced to ensure decent political representation here. I would like to know what my colleague thinks about that.
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