An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would simply like to remind my colleague that we cannot do what we are not allowed to do either directly or indirectly. I want to apologize if I made a mistake. I am passionate about the French language.

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed the speech by my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île. I had the pleasure of working rigorously with him to improve Bill C-13. I would like to thank him for mentioning Gérald Godin. I think if someone were to dive into my family tree, they would likely find a

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we can see how much the Liberals care about the Official Languages ​​Act. There are only three government members present to listen to our speeches. That is disappointing.

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to return the favour and thank my hon. colleague, who is an active participant at the Standing Committee on Official Languages. He is doing a great job. The minister said she has a great relationship with Quebec's minister of the French language, Mr. Roberge.

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, yes, there is a problem with immigration. I would remind my colleague that this Liberal government has been in office since 2015. I cannot answer for them. The Liberals met the target this year, probably with the help of their marketing firm, making sure that they g

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Official Languages has very good questions and she is passionate about this issue, which is why she asks a lot of questions. She says that her government has doubled investments since 2015, but that is not the whole issue. Throwing money around, the

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île. I was pleased to work very productively with him in committee. We are both interested in protecting French, which is in decline, and promoting both official languages. However, the Conservatives have a vision for Canada,

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, in response to your intervention, you are absolutely right, but there are so many things to say about that particular file. It is so very important. That is why we are so passionate and why we have been working diligently for many months. First of all, I would like

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank all my colleagues for their openness. I will therefore be sharing my time with the member for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. As I rise in the House today, I cannot help but feel disappointed. All that, for this? The Liberals tabled a white pa

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for this presentation. I am disappointed that the minister truly believes what she is saying. She said that she incorporated everything that was in the white paper into Bill C‑13. The white paper said that the central agency should be the Treasu

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix. I want to publicly announce that I am originally from her riding. I am very proud to have roots in Charlevoix. Like her, I want to pay tribute to the people of Baie‑Saint‑Pa

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis and I do not necessarily have the same views on this. I would like to remind him that today, we are not debating the bill at third reading. We are debating the bill at report stage. The Liberals have moved 10 motions. I repeat that

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I agree with you on listening to my colleague, a passionate Acadian, talk to us from his heart and soul today. Now, I have a question for my colleague the member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook. Today we are speaking at report stage, following the motions that hi

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the issuing of passports: (a) how many passports were mailed to the wrong address, broken down by month since January 1, 2022; (b) how many reports of individuals receiving (i) a passport with errors, (ii) another individual's passport, has the government received;

Labour  Madam Speaker, we will propose solutions when we form government. In Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, schools in Shannon and Valcartier are closed and parents are having to take time off work because traffic is being disrupted. Canadian citizens have unanswered questions about their t