Official Languages  Madam Speaker, we made it clear to TransCanada that it must ensure that documents pertaining to the energy east project are translated. As things stand, I understand that the 32,000 pages of English documents have for the most part been translated, and we have made a point of en

Canadian Heritage  Madam Speaker, I must remind my colleague that everything that is in line with the Broadcasting Act, of course, is under the purview of the CRTC, which is independent from the government. I would urge the member to contact the CRTC in order to express his view.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, Air Canada must comply with the Official Languages Act, and I understand that the president of Air Canada testified in committee yesterday. I will be speaking to my parliamentary colleagues who sit on the committee to hear their recommendations, and I will take thos

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, our government will not take any lessons from a past government that forgot to include indigenous perspectives, and their own way of seeing our country's history. In that context, we will ensure that 2017 is a very inclusive celebration. I would like to point out fo

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, throughout the country we know we have amazing Canadians. We also think that we should not only be taking a top-down approach, but also a bottom-up approach. That is why we will ensure we have amazing ambassadors, from Nobel Peace Prize and Nobel Prize in Physics rec

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure my colleague about the fact that Canada 150 will be a great year, and that we will celebrate, of course, history. I want to add that we have a positive message. This will be the 150th anniversary of our Confederation. We have community and signatur

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, the member for Ottawa South asked an excellent question. I would like to inform the House that, on July 1, there will be a number of celebrations in the greater national capital region, including at Major's Hill Park, on Parliament Hill, of course, at noon and in t

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I assure my colleague that our two official languages are very important to this government. Enforcing the Official Languages Act is, of course, a priority for this government. Under the circumstances, it goes without saying that Air Canada must obey the law. The st

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, of course, the application of the Official Languages Act is a priority for our government. It goes without saying that Air Canada absolutely must comply with its obligations under the Official Languages Act. It is unacceptable that these problems that have been goi

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, Canadian content and support for creators of content are a priority for our government. For years, our approach during trade talks has always been to maintain our capacity and to support cultural and creative industries. That remains unchanged today, especially duri

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, our government understands the need for Ottawa to have a state-of-the-art hospital in its centre, and this is the reason why I asked the NCC to review possible sites for the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus through a rigorous and transparent process in order to provide t

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Bilingualism and official languages are a priority for our government. We will ensure not only that the energy east project complies with the Official Languages Act, but also that both official languages are promoted. I will wo

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, our public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada, is finally looking to the future. We have reinvested in CBC/Radio-Canada, and we also made sure that it put forward two feasible scenarios together with its board of directors. I understand my colleague's feelings about appo

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to say that our public broadcaster is finally looking to the future. CBC/Radio-Canada has presented two good proposals for its current site that respect the federal government's historic and social responsibility towards the neighbourhood. I now expect

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I would like to reassure my colleague, as I reassured the critic, that we will ensure CBC/Radio-Canada complies with requirements related to our two official languages. As I have said several times, we expect CBC/Radio-Canada