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Bonita Zarrillo

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Port Moody—Coquitlam
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $129,260.13

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Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/10/23 4:59:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the speech by the member, who talked about the beauty of the language and the expressive way in which the language is used in the arts. Does the hon. member have any suggestions on how solidarity between francophones across Canada and francophones in Quebec can be strengthened?
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Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/10/23 4:46:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge for raising the Festival du Bois. What an important and wonderful festival it is, and it happens in Coquitlam every year. I just want to give a shout-out to Joanne Dumas, who heads up Société francophone de Maillardville and has been bringing the most wonderful arts, culture and French heritage to our community every single year. I thank Madame Dumas so much for that. I wanted to ask about the Official Languages Act, which has not seen a revision in over 30 years. Actually, the last time it was looked at was 1988. This is long overdue. Why did the Conservatives not take action to modernize this act when they were in power for 10 years?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/12/22 11:58:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I note that there were some comments today, and also from the minister, around protecting the French language. Is there space in this bill to build on a new generation of French-speaking Canadians, and what in the bill would address that?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/12/22 11:45:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the member said that we cannot protect the French language. Could the member comment on how we could introduce a rebirth of French across Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/12/22 11:30:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I heard my colleague mention that one of the solutions would be to close Quebec's borders in Canada. I would like to know how we can prevent English-language video games, music and films from entering Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/12/22 9:11:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I have heard a couple of times tonight in the debate the mention of the 4.4% target for immigration, but I have also heard a couple of times tonight about the importance of children who are immigrating here to learn French, and actually the demand for it. When parents come, they want their children, outside of Quebec and all across Canada, to be able to learn French. Does the member have any ideas about how the federal government could support immigrant children coming to Canada to learn French in provinces outside of Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/12/22 7:41:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the member is always interesting to listen to; I like his style. The member mentioned the 4.4% target, and I know in my riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam there is a strong francophone community, but a lot of the older generation are moving away and moving out. The young people, the kids, are the ones who want to learn French, and their parents want them to learn French. We had difficulty finding a school like École des Pionniers. We actually had to move outside of the community, because we could not get support for the French school in our community. How does the federal government propose to support young immigrant children who are coming and would like to take up French in provinces outside of Quebec?
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