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House Hansard - 312

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • May/9/24 2:29:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister went even further. He said the reason the Bloc Québécois is not taking the member's comments lying down is that we, the Bloc Québécois, do not like francophones outside Quebec. According to him, if we do not just let other people insult us, that means we are attacking linguistic minorities. In other words, Quebeckers who refuse to be called extremists or worse are francophobes. People cannot go around saying such ridiculous things. I have news for him. Quebeckers will not let anyone walk all over them. That member has no business representing us internationally. It is over. Will the Prime Minister show him the door?
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Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/9/24 2:30:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am neither a Quebecker nor a francophone, but I really want to assure my colleague opposite that our government believes French across the country is very important. We understand that French is in decline in Quebec and across the country, and that is why our government supports francophones in Quebec and across the country. We will continue to invest in the French language in Canada and around the world.
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