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House Hansard - 222

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 21, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 222 - Sep/21/23
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Sep/21/23 10:35:16 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Madam Speaker, I am trying to understand what we are doing here this morning. I am sincerely interested in having the government's agenda explained to me because I am having a hard time following. There is currently a global climate crisis and this summer there were forest fires everywhere. There is a housing crisis and 3.5 million housing units need to be built. There are homeless seniors in Quebec. There is also an acute inflation crisis. I was just talking about the climate crisis. Canada had its knuckles rapped at the UN just last evening. This morning, they show up with a sort of omnibus bill with safety measures for the railway system and half measures for the ports. I am trying to understand where the government is going with this. I would like my colleague to give me an indication.
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Context: House Hansard - 222 - Sep/21/23
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Sep/21/23 12:34:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Mr. Speaker, since we are discussing railways, ports, and so on, I would like to bring up the fact that last year we learned that CN, the largest railway company in Canada, had no francophones on its board of directors, a flagrant contravention of the Official Languages Act. The same happened with Air Canada. English-speaking Canada may be less aware of this, but, in Quebec, people are unable to receive services in French, and pilots and flight attendants who do not speak French are often in the news. There are thousands of complaints every day. We do, however, have an official languages act. Technically, these companies are subject to that legislation. Does my colleague not think that this is a bit of a scandal? Should we not work harder to ensure that these companies comply with the Official Languages Act?
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Context: House Hansard - 222 - Sep/21/23
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Sep/21/23 1:20:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Mr. Speaker, I want to repeat the question I asked this morning because I did not get an answer. I have been listening to the debate since this morning, and I am not sure what to make of it. We are dealing with a bit of a catch-all bill on ports and railway companies. However, the earth is burning right now, with forest fires raging everywhere. We have never been so ineffectual in the fight against climate change. We also have a housing crisis, and 3.5 million housing units need to be built in Canada. It is absolutely ridiculous. In 2022, Canada spent $50 billion on the oil industry. Meanwhile, there are 10,000 homeless people in Quebec. Is Bill C-33 the only thing the Liberal government has to offer in response to all the crises erupting across the country?
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