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Deputy House leader of the Bloc Québécois

Christine Normandin

  • Member of Parliament
  • Deputy House leader of the Bloc Québécois
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Saint-Jean
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $109,900.56

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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Dec/2/22 11:25:38 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, Statistics Canada also revealed that one of the three sectors where French in the workplace is declining the most is the finance and insurance sector. That means banks, which are under federal jurisdiction. Let me repeat that. Banks, which are under federal jurisdiction, are among the main architects of the decline of the French language. Bill C‑13 allows them to continue to circumvent the Charter of the French Language. Bill C‑13 does not protect French in Quebec; it protects the banks, which want to operate in English. What is the minister's mandate? Is it to protect the banks or to protect the French language?
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Dec/2/22 11:24:37 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, according to Statistics Canada, the use of French in the workplace is declining in Quebec. One in five Quebeckers cannot work in French; also, 32% of Montrealers and 35% of Gatineau residents work primarily in English. We will not stand for the federal government, despite being fully aware of these numbers, enacting Bill C‑13 to protect English in the workplace by allowing federally regulated companies to keep ignoring the Charter of the French Language. French is in decline and English is on the rise. How can the minister deny that we are witnessing the anglicization of Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 91 - Jun/17/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Jun/17/22 11:29:04 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I will take that as a no. It is probably because Bill C‑13 does not really protect French in Quebec. It protects institutional bilingualism, which results in the anglicization of workplaces and reduces the perception of the importance of being fluent in French in Quebec. Bill C‑13 does not recognize that French is the only official language that requires protection in light of the predominance of English in North America. Is it possible that the Académie française did not invite the Minister of Official Languages because Bill C‑13 lacks vision?
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Context: House Hansard - 91 - Jun/17/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Jun/17/22 11:28:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Quebec's minister of the French language, Simon Jolin‑Barrette, has been invited to address the Académie française. He will head to Paris to explain to “the immortals”, who have been defending the French language for 400 years, how Quebec plans to protect its national language. The Minister of Official Languages has also introduced a bill that is supposed to protect the future of French. Has she also been invited to address the Académie française?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • May/20/22 11:47:40 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, when she talked about the bill having teeth, the minister failed to mention something important. Bill C-13 allows businesses to voluntarily become subject to the Charter of the French Language. She is well aware of the difference between voluntary and mandatory. If Bill C‑13 passes, Bill 96 will apply to businesses only if they so choose. I find it hard to believe this was not prearranged, knowing how plenty of Liberals feel about protecting French. The reality in Quebec is that it is French that must be protected. Does the minister understand that she is actually protecting the anglicization of workplaces with Bill C‑13?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • May/20/22 11:46:37 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, while Quebec is in the midst of debating Bill 96, Ottawa is trying to thwart one of the bill's main measures. Ottawa's Bill C‑13 would prevent Quebec from applying the Charter of the French Language to federally regulated businesses. We need to protect the French language in Quebec, yet Ottawa is protecting the English language at work. On top of that, the Liberals are in a rush. They just moved closure on Bill C‑13 to limit debate as much as possible. Is this because they are afraid Quebeckers will rally against this bill, which does not protect the right language in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • May/20/22 10:08:04 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the previous version of the bill to reform the Official Languages Act was introduced at the end of the previous Parliament by the member for Ahuntsic-Cartierville. We did not really have a chance to debate it since the government had taken almost two years to introduce it. This time, the government introduced the bill and then quickly moved to cut off debate. The government was taken to court in British Columbia for failing to provide British Columbians with services in French, basically violating its own legislation. Then the government appointed a unilingual anglophone lieutenant governor in one of the Atlantic provinces. The government appears to be trying to hide the fact that it is really struggling to enforce the use of French. Is that why the government is once again cutting off debate in an affront to democracy?
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 1:28:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, my question will be similar to the one I asked earlier. We have heard a lot about francophone minority communities, but I would like to speak more specifically about Quebec. Can my colleague name a single positive measure that provides further protection for Quebec? I want to forestall a potential answer and clarify that giving people the right to work in French in Quebec is not a positive measure and does not improve the situation of French in Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin
  • Apr/1/22 1:17:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, although this is an interesting debate, I have noticed that there are not many members in the House right now. I was wondering if you could check if we have quorum, including the members participating virtually.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin
  • Apr/1/22 12:50:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. Could he quickly talk about the differences between Bill C‑32 and this one, Bill C‑13?
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 12:46:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from La Pointe-de-l’Île for his speech. This morning, in her speech, the Minister of Official Languages talked a lot about the importance protecting francophones in minority situations. I asked her a two-part question. I asked her whether she thinks French is in jeopardy in Quebec and, if so, what new measures Bill C-13 brings in to protect it. She recognized that French is in jeopardy. Her answer to me was that the government was going to protect the right of francophones to work in their language. I would like my colleague to comment on that. Is that something new and is it enough to protect French in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Apr/1/22 10:14:22 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the minister talked a lot about the importance of protecting French in minority situations, in other words, outside Quebec. I would like to hear her opinion on whether French is also in jeopardy in Quebec. Can she point to even a single measure in Bill C-13 that improves the status of French specifically in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/25/22 11:37:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Ottawa says that it wants to protect the French language, but it is dragging to court francophones from British Columbia who require employment support programs in French. These francophones won a court decision forcing the province to serve them in French, but the federal government is planning to appeal. The crux of the dispute is that Ottawa was slapped on the wrist by the court for concluding an agreement with the province without once thinking about requiring that services in French be maintained. Does the Minister of Official Languages agree that the future of French relies on more services in French, not less, and that going to court against francophones will be particularly unhelpful?
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