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House Hansard - 230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Oct/5/23 2:32:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we must be cautious about the figures the member is referring to. If we consider the number of people who speak French, there are more of us than ever: 94% of the people in Quebec can speak French. If we consider the language spoken at home, when I was young, I spoke only Spanish. That does not mean that I am not a francophone. I am also a francophone. I spoke Spanish at home, but at school, at work, when playing hockey and everywhere on the street, I spoke French. This proves that Bill 101 is working. The Bloc Québécois can shout and get angry all it wants, but the fact is that more people are speaking French. The government will always ensure that their number keeps growing day by day.
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Oct/5/23 2:46:51 p.m.
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Yikes, Mr. Speaker. We do not actually need the Bloc Québécois's threats and theatrics. I am going to use a word he does not like very much: whining. Bloc members are here to whine and pick fights. Here are the facts. Negotiations are progressing. Quebec will get $900 million. Quebec will match that figure. Negotiations are going well. Why? Because people on this side are standing up for Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Oct/5/23 3:11:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend for her question. Canadians work hard, save up and put money aside for their vacations or to visit their loved ones and families. That is why our government was the first to protect workers' rights. We strengthened our passenger rights regime by making compensation mandatory for most disruptions, putting the onus on airlines, not passengers, and guaranteeing standard or improved service levels in the event of a disruption. In fact, we were the first to be there for Canadian travellers, and we will continue to be.
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