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Niki Ashton

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
  • Manitoba
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $142,937.96

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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Ms. Niki Ashton
  • Apr/26/23 5:23:23 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and especially for his work. With respect to the Treasury Board, we could certainly go much further in that area. I have to say that we have taken steps in the right direction with Bill C‑13. We know that the government's approach to date has not worked very well. The Treasury Board must play a key role by working with the Minister of Official Languages to implement this bill and protect and defend French properly.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Niki Ashton
  • Apr/1/22 1:07:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her comments and her question. We think that should be Treasury Board's job because its primary responsibility is to ensure that measures applicable to the federal government are upheld by the entire public service and the federal government. That is consistent with recommendations from the Commissioner of Official Languages and many other people who submitted comments on the modernization of the Official Languages Act.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Apr/1/22 10:15:46 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, our message today is that we all want to adopt a modernized act, but it must be as good as possible. We look forward to working with all parliamentarians on the committee to improve Bill C‑13. The Commissioner of Official Languages released report after report highlighting the failures within the public service and the lack of compliance with the Official Languages Act. As a central agency, the Treasury Board must be fully responsible for implementing and coordinating matters relating to official languages. Why did the government not give all of the powers to the Treasury Board instead of Canadian Heritage?
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