Bill S-3 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French)

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Similar bills

S-4 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French)
S-11 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French)
S-32 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (fostering of English and French)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-3s:

S-3 (2021) An Act to amend the Judges Act
S-3 (2020) Law An Act to amend the Offshore Health and Safety Act
S-3 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général)
S-3 (2013) Law Port State Measures Agreement Implementation Act
S-3 (2011) Law Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3
S-3 (2010) Law Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2010

Government ProgramsStatements By Members

September 27th, 2006 / 2:10 p.m.


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NDP

Denise Savoie NDP Victoria, BC

Mr. Speaker, this Conservative government made cuts without any debate, without any consultation.

More than 12 programs essential to the development of francophone and Acadian communities will be seriously affected, including programs for literacy and court challenges.

This is quite a shock for all minority communities.

What about Bill S-3, which was supported by the Conservatives at the time and aimed to strengthen the government's obligation to respect and promote the Official Languages Act?

And what about the 29 unresolved complaints?

The Conservative government has placed minority communities at the bottom of its agenda.

The NDP and the organizations affected by these cuts demand explanations and immediate action to re-establish funding for the survival of these programs and our francophone communities.

Government ProgramsOral Questions

September 26th, 2006 / 2:40 p.m.


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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

Mr. Speaker, in other words, they do not give a damn about minorities.

Last November, the ultra-Conservatives voted in favour of Bill S-3. It enabled communities to go to the courts if the government failed to meet its obligations.

Yesterday, however, in doing away with the court challenges program, the Conservative extremists deprived communities of the means to defend themselves and have their rights upheld. The Conservatives are taking away with one hand what they give with the other.

Why did they cut this program? Is it because they think they are above the law or is it just because they simply do not give a damn about the various communities?