Evidence of meeting #29 for Canadian Heritage in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was minority.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
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Director General, Commission scolaire de langue française de l'Ile-du-Prince-Édouard
To answer the question you asked, I would have to say that I would welcome any law or program that would help me and the community I represent here today fight for our linguistic rights, but I have a hard time in saying that I don't want other people's rights to be respected as well. In this program we had means to help women and various other groups to learn the alphabet, and I would want all these groups to be represented under the charter--I really would--although I would represent what I am fighting for today, linguistic rights.
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President, Quebec English School Boards Association
We all would have appreciated if that had been the process from the beginning--put the hypothesis in front of us and give us a chance to respond--rather than fighting from the other side.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Chair, if I may, I believe this will be the last meeting we have before we adjourn for the festive season, so on behalf of my colleagues, I wish you and all of our colleagues, the witnesses, and anyone who may be listening,
a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
I look forward to resuming this discussion in the new year.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Great. Thank you very much. You took the words right out of my mouth. You pre-empted me.
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
I'm the chair and you're the vice-chair, and the vice-chair pre-empted me.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Thank you.
The meeting is adjourned.
