When the committee began to debate the motion, the last paragraph was amended first. The proposed amendments to that paragraph were submitted for a vote and adopted.
This paragraph begins with “That the committee call on the government to take immediate measures to reverse the decline of French”. Mr. Deschênes-Thériault’s subamendment added the words “in Canada” here. Then, after the word “including”, Mr. Beaulieu’s amendment added ’by applying the new asymmetrical approach of the Official Languages Act in favour of French in Quebec”. The rest of the paragraph remains as is, namely “strengthening federal enforcement mechanisms, enhancing support for francophone institutions, and ensuring that official languages obligations are upheld across all departments and agencies.”
Those are the amendments to the fourth paragraph that have been adopted.
The third paragraph has been removed.
The second paragraph remains unchanged.
The first paragraph incorporates the amendment from Ms. Chenette that has just been adopted. I will reread that paragraph, just to make sure everything is clear:
That, in relation to the ongoing study on the use of French in government communications and in federal institutions the committee urges the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Official Languages, to testify for a period of two hours regarding his position on the decline of French in Canada, including in Quebec, no later than February 12, 2026. In the event of failure to meet this deadline, the committee will report to the House on the minister’s failure to testify on this matter;