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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: 67%
  • 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 9:06:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I am a bit confused. This evening I have been hearing many Conservative members talking about how we have not done much when it comes to official languages since 2015. Let me do a bit of recap. I am very proud of the work that has been done since we formed government. We have put in place an action plan, which we have backed up with investments of $2.7 billion, when it comes to official languages. We have made historic investments in post-secondary education in minority communities. We also moved forward with Bill C-32, and now we have Bill C-13. After the consultation I have been doing since I became Minister of Official Languages, we have put in place a bill that has even more teeth and more strength. Through all of the activities we have done over the past four years, our objective has always been to have substantive equality when it comes to French and English within this country. I have many Conservatives over the past few months who have told me this is great work, that they support the work that is being done and that they support this bill. This evening, I am a bit surprised that we are seeing amendments and amendments. Which is it? Are the Conservatives supporting our legislation, to move forward with strengthening our official languages for all Canadians, or are we going to be playing games and seeing this being slowed down?
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