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Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, since the Official Languages Act was first enacted, the Canadian government has been saying that it wants to protect the French language in Canada. However, in Quebec, home to 90% of francophones, it has used its official languages legislation to support only English
May 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, for three years now, the Liberals have been saying that they recognize the decline of French in Quebec, that they will take steps to promote French in Quebec. However, we have yet to see them take any action. There were no measures in the latest budget either. Wha
May 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Official Languages Mr. Speaker, yesterday's insults send a very clear message to Quebeckers. As far as the Liberals are concerned, anyone who cares about the future of French in Quebec is an extremist who deserves to have the worst insults hurled at them. However, yesterday's discussion was about
May 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Official Languages Mr. Speaker, this is not the first time the Liberals have gone off the rails. Let us not forget the member for Saint‑Laurent, who claimed that Bill 96 would prevent anglophones from receiving medical care in Quebec; the West Island members, who threatened to vote against their o
May 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Official Languages Mr. Speaker, a leopard cannot change its spots. Yesterday, in committee, the Liberals revealed what they really think about protecting French. According to the Liberals, people who are worried about the anglicization of Montreal are extremists who deserve to be disparaged with v
May 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
The Budget Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague a question, but I am not sure it is in her usual area of expertise. We know that 90% of the francophone minority in Canada lives in Quebec. Quebec is in a minority situation, and 96% of the funding allocated by the federal governme
April 30th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
The Budget Madam Speaker, in this budget, we see a lot of interference in the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces. Take, for example, pharmacare and dental insurance. Quebec already has such programs, but the government refuses to provide the right to compensation. What does my colle
April 30th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
The Budget Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague from Jonquière on his excellent speech. There is a lot of talk about interference. We know that there are new pharmacare and dental insurance programs that already exist in Quebec. There is a considerable overlap and the Liberals refuse to giv
April 29th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act Madam Speaker, I would like to know why this bill does not comply with the Quebec-Ottawa agreement on labour and why it does not properly respect the collaboration with Quebec's partners.
April 15th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Constitution Act, 1867 Madam Speaker, Bill C-347 seeks to give members of Parliament and senators a choice regarding the oath they take. They can choose to swear allegiance to a foreign monarch, take the new oath of office or both. I want to commend the member for Madawaska—Restigouche for this bill. H
April 9th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Canada—Ukraine Relations Mr. Chair, my colleague from Montarville was wondering earlier about the government's strategy. The government is fearmongering and constantly hinting at the possibility of a Russian invasion. It has also removed all non-essential staff from its embassy in Ukraine, while the majo
March 20th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois will be supporting the motion. I would like the member to give us more information on the last part, which aims to recognize Palestine as a state, as several other countries have done. We tabled a motion to that effect a few years ago, but we did
March 18th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Official Languages Mr. Speaker, perhaps French is in decline at the federal level because never before have the Liberals appointed so few francophones to decision-making positions. Francophones were appointed to only 21% of the key departmental positions that are supposed to be bilingual. That is
February 15th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to congratulate my colleague from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques for his excellent speech and his dedication to the French language. He mentioned a lot of figures, including the percentage of funding allocated to French-language resear
February 9th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc
French Language Mr. Speaker, after the English-only Grey Cup controversy, and the hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Punjabi was used in place of French, Louis Riel must have turned over in his grave. This Saturday, francophones had to endure more disrespect, this time at the NHL all-star
February 7th, 2024House debate
Mario BeaulieuBloc