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Bonita Zarrillo

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
NDP

Port Moody—Coquitlam
British Columbia
Voting Attendance: 68%
Expenses Last Quarter: $129,260.13

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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24

Apr/30/24 4:59:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam has the largest quartier of francophones in British Columbia. The executive director of Société francophone de Maillardville is Johanne Dumas. I want to raise my hands and thank her for all the work she has done, as she is now retiring, to try to get representation of francophones in Maillardville, trying to get some physical space. What I do not think is fair is that the government has been very lax in assisting those who move outside Quebec to keep their language, culture and community. It is very disappointing.

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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 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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