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House Hansard - 205

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 205 - Jun/2/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jun/2/23 11:57:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Commissioner of Official Languages has once again been flooded with complaints. Air Canada is on the podium once again, with 276 complaints about its inability to serve customers in French. Let us talk about this year's gold medalist, the federal government. Some 714 complaints were filed against Ottawa for ignoring French in its bilingual public service job postings. That is more than triple the number of complaints from last year. How can we expect companies like Air Canada to do better when this is the example being set by the federal government?
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Context: House Hansard - 205 - Jun/2/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Jun/2/23 11:58:57 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, of course we will be monitoring the impact of Bill C‑13 on companies like Air Canada. However, in the case of the federal public service, the employer responsible is every single minister here in the House. They do not need Bill C‑13 to ensure that French is respected. All they have to do is stop treating their francophone employees like second-class citizens. Will the Liberals send a clear message to the senior public service that there will be severe consequences unless the situation of French improves dramatically in the coming months?
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