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House Hansard - 313

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24
Mrs. Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, BQ)
  • May/10/24 11:24:33 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the unfortunate thing about the insults uttered by the member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell is that they overshadowed opportunities for a substantive conversation about the French language. While he was publicly humiliating himself, the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages went almost unnoticed. However, the commissioner harshly criticized the federal government, describing it as uncooperative. It it uncooperative when it comes to providing services in French and allowing francophones to work in their language. Instead of insulting Quebeckers, should the Liberals not have announced this week that they are finally going to force the federal government to respect francophones?
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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24
Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • May/10/24 11:25:17 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, on this side of the House, we have always been there for francophones in Canada and Quebec. I find it very interesting to see my Bloc Québécois colleagues acting like they are the only ones who care about the French fact. They appear a little bothered by the fact that our government, which includes my colleague from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, all Liberal members from Quebec and even our entire caucus, is defending the French fact in Quebec and across Canada. We are the only government—
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