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House Hansard - 311

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 8, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/8/24 2:32:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister seemed to endorse the vulgar slurs used by his MP, who made what I will call the “M-word” famous in the French-speaking world. It is all a bit of a distraction, however, because the real issue is actually the issue of funding for francophone universities. In order for us to move on from this and avoid getting tarred as foul-mouthed barbarians, could the Prime Minister ask the member to resign as chair of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and to apologize to our partners throughout the Francophonie?
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/8/24 2:33:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have an expression in Quebec that goes, “je ne peux rien lui faire qu'il ne se fera pas lui-même”. In other words, he is his own worst enemy and keeps digging himself into a deeper hole. It has gotten to the point where he is doubling down and continues to endorse comments that make absolutely no sense by trying to do something that he is not particularly good at. Quick little jokes are not his strong suit. Could he take responsibility, tell the joker next to him to keep quiet and force the member to resign from the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie?
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/8/24 2:46:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned researchers who use the same figures as Statistics Canada are just looking for a fight, but not his MP, who insults Quebec and has made all of the Francophonie question his choice today. What would not count as a fight for the Prime Minister? Supporting the scatological little tantrum of his MP and friend?
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 2:47:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member apologized and withdrew the offensive word. We will continue to be there to defend French and the francophonie around the world and across Canada. Unfortunately, the Bloc Québécois cannot say the same after attacking a Franco-Ontarian and minority language communities across the country. We are always going to be there. We will be there to defend French in Quebec, with billions of dollars in investments, and we will be there for minority communities across the country, as we have always been.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 3:06:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, I expected the member to apologize and withdraw his comments, and that is exactly what he did. At the same time, we will continue to defend the French fact across Canada and around the world through our participation in the Francophonie, based on our conviction that not only must we protect our two official languages across the country, but also be there to invest in protecting French in Quebec. We are the first government to do so, and we will continue to be there to protect French across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/8/24 3:17:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell used foul language when addressing witnesses from Quebec who had come before the committee to defend the French language. He is more than just a Liberal MP. He is the chair of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, a diplomat for Canada. He has no other choice but to resign. Will the Prime Minister ask his friend to resign in order to show some respect for the Francophonie?
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 3:18:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we see the reaction of the francophone members of the Conservative Party when their leader finally shows some concern for the fate of the French language in Canada. We are here to talk about and defend the Francophonie. We are here to defend the French fact across the country. The member has apologized and has withdrawn his comments. We also saw that their party's heritage critic could not even stand up for Radio-Canada when she asked a direct question. We know that the Conservatives want to make cuts to the CBC and Radio-Canada. They should be more clear about exactly what they are doing.
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