Evidence of meeting #44 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was dawson.
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
The Bourcier and Taillefer families are very well thought of in Orleans.
Ms. Geoffroy, are you French?
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President, Espace France-Yukon
I was in France at the time, but my children were born here.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Thank you very much.
Mr. Bourcier, do you know whether there is an access to information act in the Yukon?
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Conservative
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
The problem you outlined is not a recent one. I remember back when the 15th Prime Minister of Canada was complaining about the fact that the federal government gave money to the provinces to teach French as a second language, but that the money was being invested in roads. That was a long time ago. That individual has not been on the job since 1984, but the problem still exists.
We have been talking about the fact that education falls within the jurisdiction of the provinces. That's easy. That power is enshrined in section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867. On the other hand, territories are not provinces. The relationship between the Parliament of Canada and the territorial governments is not the same as the one that exists between the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures. Indeed, pursuant to section 92, the latter have full sovereignty in a good number of areas. I believe the federal government should have full powers to demand that they be accountable when it writes a cheque to a territory with a special goal in mind. Indeed, the current government has a tendency to want to do that.
When did you find out about Mr. Lussier's letter to Mr. Kubica, dated January 18, 2006?
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President, Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon
When I wrote my next letter to Mr. Thorne, in April of 2008.
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
So, you were not made aware of the letter for two and a half years?
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Yes.
Just for the information of Opposition members, who claim they would do a better job if they were in office, I would like to point out that they formed the government on January 18, 2006.
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
No, but there is one who made a comment earlier. They formed the government then, and we all know what the results were.
Mr. Bourcier, I want you to know that I very much appreciated hearing what you had to say to us today.
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Voices
Ah, ah!
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President, Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon
In fact, I am an informer, and I'm also a trainer.
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Conservative
Royal Galipeau Conservative Ottawa—Orléans, ON
That was not really an attempt at a play on words, but it turned out that way all the same.
The…
Do you have any questions, Mr. Lauzon?
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Conservative
