Eugène Bellemare on Francophone Communities

In the House of Commons on March 18th, 1999. See this statement in context.

Francophone CommunitiesOral Question Period

March 18th, 1999 / 2:55 p.m.

Liberal

Eugène Bellemare Liberal Carleton—Gloucester, ON

Mr. Speaker, the separatists decided to boycott the launching of the Year of the Francophonie. A Reformer accuses francophones of being whiners and of getting preferential treatment.

Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage tell us how the International Year of the Francophonie will help Canada's francophone communities?

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