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Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence
  • Liberal
  • Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
  • New Brunswick
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $101,260.44

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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 10:12:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I very much like, for his speech this evening. Over the past few months, I had the privilege of meeting many stakeholders who told me what they wanted to see in the new version of Bill C-13. One suggestion I heard many times was to create a central agency. I believe my colleague mentioned exactly that tonight. I do have to say, however, that I am a bit lost, because I keep hearing the Conservatives talk about that. However, we did actually formalize the role of the Treasury Board as a central agency. Going forward, it will be in charge of implementing the act, and it will also have a coordination and evaluation role. Moreover, in the fall economic statement, we gave the Treasury Board more resources to make sure it has everything it needs. I wonder if my colleague knows about these changes, which are exactly what stakeholders asked for. That change was made in the new version of the bill.
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Context: House Hansard - 51 - Apr/1/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor
  • Apr/1/22 10:16:26 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, the idea of having a central agency is absolutely key to ensuring compliance with the Official Languages Act. In Bill C‑13, we have established the Treasury Board as the central agency with monitoring, auditing and evaluating powers. We want to ensure that it will have more tools and resources to do its job.
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