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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 - 196 - May/12/23

May/12/23 10:23:01 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, once again, I want to thank my Bloc Québécois colleague for the work he has done on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. I think we share a common goal with the Bloc québécois. We recognize that French is the only one of Canada's official languages in decline and that we need to work together to address this decline. I must also mention that we are the first government to recognize that French is the only one of Canada's official languages that is in decline. To counter this decline, we introduced an ambitious and robust bill. Also, last week, or two weeks ago, we announced an action plan containing unprecedented investments of $4.1 billion that will really make a difference. If we have any hope of ensuring that Canada's francophonie will thrive, we have to follow through with the necessary investments. As I often say, if the francophonie is thriving across Canada, it will surely thrive in Quebec as well. I should also say that the Quebec government has publicly stated that Bill C-13 is a very good bill. This week, I even had the chance to talk with Minister Roberge. Quebec wants this bill to pass as quickly as possible. I would like to once again thank my Bloc Québécois colleague, who openly and publicly stated that he will support the bill. This bill is really going to make a difference for our official language minority communities and it will also help us address the decline of French across the country, including in Quebec.

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Context: House Hansard - 169 - Mar/20/23

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)

Mar/20/23 3:09:10 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-13

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and colleague from Laval—Les Îles for his important question and his hard work. Our French language is invaluable, and it is at risk. That is why we are the first government to recognize the decline of the French language and also the first government to say that we will do everything we can to protect and promote French across the country. With Bill C-13 and our next action plan for official languages, we will contribute our fair share to the all-out effort to protect and promote French across the country. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy International Day of La Francophonie.

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Context: House Hansard - 164 - Mar/6/23

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)

Mar/6/23 3:03:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Cloverdale—Langley City for his important question. I also wish him a happy Francophonie Month. I was very pleased to be in the Vancouver area last week where we announced an investment of nearly $13.5 million, in partnership with the Government of British Columbia, to support a series of projects to recruit, train and retain more francophone teachers. The federal government will always be there to support our francophone communities across the country.

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Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor