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House Hansard - 230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Oct/5/23 2:32:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, it is strange how defending the French language in Quebec is always difficult for the Liberals. Let us take, for example, the Minister of Immigration. Yesterday in committee, he was once again unable to acknowledge a simple fact proven by all indicators: French is declining in Quebec. He was like James Bond under torture, but refusing to cough up the goods. Oddly enough, it reminded us of the debates on Bill C-13 regarding the official languages reform. The minister was one of the West Island Liberals who fought tooth and nail against stronger protection for the French language. Is it a coincidence?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Oct/5/23 2:33:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, even so, we are talking about the immigration minister. This year, the federal government increased the number of temporary immigrants to Quebec by 150,000. Quebec is concerned about its reception capacity. The Quebec immigration minister said that she discussed this with the federal minister and that he had not even considered the notion of reception capacity. That is very worrisome. The minister, who is having a terrible time admitting that French is threatened, does not realize that reception capacity must be part of his immigration reform. Do we really need to explain that to him?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Oct/5/23 3:23:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when you became Speaker, you insisted that we must all respect one another. We agree on that. The member for Hamilton Centre asked the Minister of Justice a question earlier. Following the Minister of Justice's response, many of us heard the member say a few words. Bloc members rarely speak English, so listen carefully. Here is what he said: “The options? Just release it, fascist.” That is what he said, and I think he should apologize.
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