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Whip of the Bloc Québécois Member of the Board of Internal Economy

Claude DeBellefeuille

  • Member of Parliament
  • Whip of the Bloc Québécois Member of the Board of Internal Economy
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Salaberry—Suroît
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $109,425.78

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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Jun/9/22 2:26:57 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I have seen a lot of bills, and it is extraordinary for Quebec to officially submit amendments to a federal bill. It is extraordinary because it is existential. Bill C-13 is about our official, common and national language. Quebec is saying that, without amendments, Bill C-13 does not protect French in Quebec. Rather, it promotes bilingualism, which leads to anglicization. Does the federal government realize that there is one area, only one area, where Canada must must Quebec's demands, and that is the protection of the French language?
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • May/9/22 2:40:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, it is French that is in decline in Quebec, not English. It is French that must be protected, not bilingualism. Bill C-13 prevents Quebec from imposing the Charter of the French Language and instead lets federally regulated businesses choose between French and the Canada-wide bilingual model. That is the very model followed by Air Canada and CN, two federal businesses located in Quebec that are required to provide services in French, but that, despite everything, could not care less about francophones. Is this really the model that must apply throughout Quebec? If it is, that is unacceptable.
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • May/9/22 2:38:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, Camille Laurin, father of the Charter of the French Language, would have turned 100 last Friday. To mark the occasion, every minister responsible for the French language over the past 30 years, across party lines, indicated how important it is to be constantly taking action to promote French. That proves that French is in danger. Bill C-13 will reinforce institutional bilingualism and enable federally regulated businesses to use English instead of French. That is not what Quebeckers want. Why is Ottawa continuing to undermine Quebec and the protection of French?
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