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House Hansard - 229

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 4, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Oct/4/23 3:08:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the RCMP is hiring unilingual anglophone executives to fill high-ranking bilingual positions. Not only do these people not speak French, but they are also not taking French lessons. The RCMP is blatantly violating the Official Languages Act. When even the police break the law, there is a problem high up in the ranks. Despite the reform of the Official Languages Act, there is still a culture of contempt for French within the federal government. Will the Prime Minister remind the RCMP that it has to obey the law?
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:09:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear. The principle of bilingualism is fundamental for this government, and we modernized the Official Languages Act with the coming into force of Bill C-13 this year. We expect the RCMP to respect this principle and to hire bilingual staff to fill bilingual positions. I know that the Minister of Public Safety will be speaking with the RCMP commissioner directly this afternoon.
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Oct/4/23 3:10:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is not very convincing. This situation with the RCMP is a perfect example of the federal government's culture of contempt for French. The RCMP hiring unilingual anglophones is one thing. That these people are not taking French classes is another thing. The worst part is that no one even thought about requiring them to take classes. No one even thought about the optics and making an effort to enforce the legislation, not even after the fact, and not even to save face. That is a culture of contempt. Does the Prime Minister get it now and will he intervene?
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Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:10:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the Minister of Public Safety will speak directly with the commissioner of the RCMP this afternoon. We share this concern. We expect federal institutions like the RCMP to follow the Official Languages Act. That is what we will all expect.
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