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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24

Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, BQ)

Apr/10/24 2:19:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to promote the French language in Quebec, we need to share it with all new Quebeckers, but, of course, learning our national language takes time. That is why I want to talk about an inspiring initiative that is being taken by the Provigo in Boucherville. The grocery store gave all of its new employees who are learning French a button that says “I am learning French. Thank you for speaking slowly”. What an extraordinary way to encourage employees as they learn and to encourage customers to take part in this learning process by being understanding, patient and kind. On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I want to thank the owner of Provigo, Mona Turbide, and the person in charge of the French language training, Martine Coulombe. I also want to commend the workers who are learning French for their perseverance. I hope that this initiative will snowball and be implemented all over Quebec.

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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24

Hon. Jenna Sudds (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)

Apr/10/24 2:53:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her continued advocacy on behalf of early learning child care workers. Our government continues to work with the provinces and territories, as evidenced most recently in our budget announcement, which includes loan forgiveness for early childhood educators who choose to work in rural and remote communities where we see the need for more educators and more child care spaces. We will continue to work on the workforce strategies with the provinces and territories to support this workforce.

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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24

Mr. Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC)

Apr/10/24 3:38:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to say a few words about our colleague from Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, who has served our country and the people of his riding for 40 years. It is a matter of coincidence that the man whose record the member is breaking is a man named John Graham Haggart, who was a Conservative member of Parliament elected in Canada's second election, in 1871, and who served until his death in 1913 under every prime minister from Sir John A. Macdonald to Sir Robert Borden. By coincidence, John Graham Haggart served in the ancestor of my own riding, and by an even more extraordinary coincidence, he lived in the same house that I now live in. Therefore I feel I am better qualified than anybody else to channel his ghost, so on behalf of the man whom he is bettering today, John Graham Haggart, let me just say “well done” to our colleague. I congratulate him. May he serve much longer indeed, and do so as nobly as he has done in the past.

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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24

Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)

Apr/10/24 4:39:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on behalf of PROC members, I would like to thank the witnesses who appeared. I would also like to mentioned how much we appreciate our clerk, Michael, as well as the analysts Andre, Isabelle and Laurence, who has returned. We also want to give a shout-out to everyone who supports the committee, including those in food services, tech, interpretation, cleaning services and so many more. Today, I am very proud to present, in both official languages, the 63rd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, entitled “Question of Privilege Related to the Member for Wellington—Halton Hills and other Members”.

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