An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his questions and his work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. I think that co-operation really is key. We understand just how important our two official languages are to our beautiful country, and we can always d

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  moved that Bill C‑13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, hon. members, colleagues and friends, I am ex

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  moved that Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact An Act respecting the use of French within the federal private sector and to make related amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, yesterday was a historic day for this country's official languages. The action plan makes a historic $4.1-million investment to support our official language minority communities and reverse the decline of French across the country, including in Quebec. The funding

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, again, yesterday, we announced and unveiled a truly historic action plan with $4.1 million to protect and promote our official language minority communities and reverse the decline of French in Quebec and across Canada. We are not funding English in Quebec. On the c

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it is quite the opposite. With our investment in official languages, we are doing everything we can to protect and promote French across the country, including in Quebec, as well as to support our official language minority communities. Yesterday, we unveiled a pla

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and colleague from Laval—Les Îles for his important question and his hard work. Our French language is invaluable, and it is at risk. That is why we are the first government to recognize the decline of the French language and also th

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his important question. As he aptly noted, Bill C‑13 is currently before the Standing Committee on Official Languages for a clause-by-clause review. Official language minority communities have been waiting for this bill for a long ti

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Cloverdale—Langley City for his important question. I also wish him a happy Francophonie Month. I was very pleased to be in the Vancouver area last week where we announced an investment of nearly $13.5 million, in partner

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Pontiac for her question and for her hard work. I was very pleased to be at the University of Ottawa yesterday with the President of the Treasury Board to announce a federal contribution of $20.4 million to support French-language programs

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear. We are the first government to recognize the decline of French in the country and that is precisely why we are moving forward with an ambitious bill. As an Acadian who lives in New Brunswick in an official language minority community, I know th

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear, my priority as Minister of Official Languages is to make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect and promote French across the country, including in Quebec. We also have a responsibility to protect official language minority communit

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear: Our commitment has not changed. Our government stands firm. We will do everything to protect and promote French across the country, including in Quebec, and protect our official language minority communities. I am following the work of the comm

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear about our commitment to do our fair share to protect and promote French across the country, including in Quebec, and to protect and promote our official language minority communities. I want to take a moment to thank the committee members who

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his tireless advocacy for the bioscience sector. I was pleased to be in Charlottetown last Friday to announce an investment of more than $25 million toward the design and construction a BioAccelerator, a new biomanufacturing fac