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House Hansard - 312

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2024 10:00AM
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/9/24 11:36:30 a.m.
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I must interrupt the hon. member. I think we have an interpretation problem. I want to make sure the hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon understands what I am saying in French. I hope the interpretation is working. It is working now. The hon. member for Saint-Jean.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/9/24 1:49:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech a few moments ago and congratulate him on the quality of his French. The member asked for a question with substance, and I will easily ask a question with substance. The government waited more than 10 days before saying yes to the request of the provincial jurisdiction. Why wait so long?
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Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • May/9/24 2:28:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us come back to the Liberal member's serious insults about defending French. This morning we heard his forced apology to the two witnesses he intimidated. It is too little, too late. Now that we know exactly what he thinks about Quebeckers who are concerned about the decline of French, he no longer has any business chairing the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie. He has no business travelling abroad like a prince to speak on behalf of Quebeckers. Will the Prime Minister do the only thing he can and ask the member to step down? Quebeckers no longer trust him.
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Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/9/24 2:28:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the member from the Bloc Québécois who spoke a few minutes ago about the importance of women's rights in Canada. She was very eloquent and we support this. We understand and agree that French is in decline across Canada, in Quebec and in the other provinces. That is why our government is supporting French across the country.
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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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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Lib.)
  • May/9/24 2:45:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is critical. We have a public broadcaster here in Canada to sustain the French fact from coast to coast to coast. It is critical for francophone minority communities, like those in Edmonton, Peace River, and Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. French is an important part of our Canadian identity. The public broadcaster is there to keep the French fact alive, and it is able to communicate in French from coast to coast to coast.
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