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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 11:25:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberal member from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell spent his 15 minutes of fame denying the decline of French in Quebec. It is an odd choice at a time when the Commissioner of Official Languages notes that it is from my colleague's region along the Ottawa river that he receives the most complaints, including from federal public servants who are unable to work in French. The commissioner said, “The complaints my office has received...attest to the fact that a number of federal institutions do not take their language obligations seriously.” If the Liberals are not taking the future of French seriously, then why would the federal government?
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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 11:26:38 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us talk about our government's investments in the action plan for official languages. We will be investing $1.4 billion over the next five years to help the French fact. Our government is the only one that has recognized the decline in French. We have modernized the Official Languages Act. We are working with the Treasury Board. We are working with the commissioner. We understand the issue very well. On this side of the House, we believe in the French fact. They do not.
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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24
Mr. George Chahal (Calgary Skyview, Lib.)
  • May/10/24 12:08:45 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, entitled “Main Estimates 2024-25”.
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