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House Hansard - 276

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 2:41:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for the question. I acknowledge the frustration of francophones in the country on this. As my colleague knows full well, the commission produced a final report of 2,000 pages in both official languages. The challenge of this situation should also be noted, specifically that the commission received 200,000 documents. That does not mean this situation is acceptable. There is a lesson to be learned here and we will do better in future.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
The Speaker
  • Feb/6/24 2:42:53 p.m.
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Order, please. The hon. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 2:43:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that, on this Tuesday in the House of Commons, the Bloc Québécois is trying to pick a fight over language. I want everyone to know that I am a redeemed francophone. When I first landed at Campus Saint-Jean in Alberta in 1998, I could not speak French, but I learned French and now I am the Minister of Official Languages. I am proof that bilingualism is working in Canada.
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