Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that we must be there to protect the language rights of francophones, both in Quebec and across the country. This is the first time that the Government of Canada has acknowledged that it must do more to protect the state of the French language.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I completely disagree with my colleague because the reality is that we are helping francophones in Quebec and we are helping the Quebec government get access to French training services, particularly with regard to immigration, through the Canada-Quebec agreement on

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, on several occasions I have said how concerned I am about the issue of French in Canada and in Quebec. We did of course reiterate that in the Speech from the Throne. We must do something about this decline of French and that is why we are going to modernize the Offi

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada has supported both official languages since 1969. During the Laurendeau-Dunton commission hearings, the importance of French was made abundantly clear, and the commission made good recommendations. At the time, it was actually Pierre Elliott

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that both of our official languages are extremely important. We recognize that French is a minority language in Canada and North America, that it is losing ground and that, consequently, we must do more to protect French in Canada and across Qu

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, of course we recognize that French is declining in Montreal, Quebec and Canada. Studies show that such is the case. Those are the facts, and that is why we are going to take action. At the same time, we said in the throne speech that we needed to do more and that we

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her advocacy on the issue. Of course I want her daughter to have the chance to study at Campus Saint-Jean. We, as a government, want to make sure that we work across party lines to support Campus Saint-Jean, make sure that Franco-Alberta

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that, generally speaking, the hospitality and tourism sectors are facing massive challenges. I have had a number of conversations with the Association hôtellerie Québec, most recently yesterday, with the Conférence économique de l'industrie to

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, of course I will be pleased to help my hon. colleague and Transbois access funding. As my colleague knows full well, he can come to us at Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to find a solution that will help the owners of Transbois and their employees in

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his important question. Obviously, every household in Quebec and across Canada needs to be connected to the Internet, including those in Beauce, a region that we are very fond of. My colleague, the Minister of Rural Economic Development,

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, our government understands that Franco-Albertans and all Albertans need to have access to post-secondary education in French. We have always supported Campus Saint-Jean, which is currently under threat of budget cuts by Alberta's Conservative government. We know that

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Commissioner of Official Languages for his report and for the important work he does. It goes without saying that during a pandemic, Canadians must be able to access information in the official language of their choice to ensure their health and safety.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that the President of the Treasury Board and I agree. We always need to do more. We must also protect the health and safety of Canadians. There must be respect for the letter and the spirit of the Official languages Act. That is why it is a pri

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that our businesses are struggling right now, especially those in red zones. We hope to be able to work with the Bloc Québécois to reach our objective, which is of course to develop new measures to directly help tenants with commercial rent, s

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada work very well on economic measures. In fact, Quebec's minister of the economy has thanked the Government of Canada for all the help it has provided since the pandemic began. Business owners acro