Yvon Charbonneau on Speech From The Throne

In the House of Commons on September 29th, 1997. See this statement in context.

Speech From The ThroneGovernment Orders

September 29th, 1997 / 1:15 p.m.

Liberal

Yvon Charbonneau Liberal Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am not the type of person who engages in semantics. People want to know what we will do for them in the future.

We, Quebecers, are a people, and just about everyone in this House agrees with this statement. There is also a French Canadian people, and a Canadian people.

I wonder if, conversely, our friends from the Bloc Quebecois recognize that there is French Canadian people and a Canadian people.

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