Official Languages committee  First of all, I think Canada has an important role to play in the international Francophonie. You are absolutely right and, as minister responsible for the international Francophonie, I thank you for your work. At the last congress of the Organisation internationale de la franco

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, everyone.

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is comparing apples and oranges. The reality is that we reinvested in CRA. We have made sure to counter tax evasion by investing more than $500 million. At the same time, we have been reinvesting in the public service to make sure Canadians have access t

Tourism Industry  Mr. Speaker, indeed, tourism is an important driver in Canada. It provides one in 10 jobs in the country, 1.8 million Canadians work in the tourism sector and it is an industry of the future. It is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world, at 4%. Therefore, the Prime Mi

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for that excellent question. The Ontario Conservatives' decision is a direct attack on Franco-Ontarians, and I will be happy to work with him to protect them. The fact is, one party is not standing up to protect Franco-Ontarians,

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his excellent question. Millions of francophones and francophiles are going to fight alongside our government and all parties who want to stand up for Franco-Ontarians. I would ask the Conservative leader to talk to his boss, Doug Fo

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for his question. He is a strong advocate for official languages and an excellent representative of his Franco-Ontarian community. We have invested $2.7 billion in official languages, including $500 million in new

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his excellent question. Five days have passed since that dark Thursday when the Conservative Government of Ontario and Conservatives in general decided to attack Franco-Ontarians. Not once in those five days has the leader

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, Campus Saint-Jean is very important. I have had a chance to visit it many times, particularly with my former parliamentary secretary, the member for Edmonton Centre. It really is an amazing institution, which is why we decided to provide more funding for minority lan

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Madawaska—Restigouche, who does excellent work on the Standing Committee on Official Languages. It has been seven days since Ontario's Conservative government cut services for Franco-Ontarians, but so far, no one in the Conse

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, our Prime Minister, our entire government and I are proud to stand with Franco-Ontarians, whose right to live in French in Ontario is currently under attack. The Prime Minister has been clear in denouncing the cuts. In fact, we call on the leader of the Conservative

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. The fact is that we have invested $2.7 billion in official languages, which is the largest investment in history, and $500 million of that is new money. Last week, I announced the court challenges program, which is cr

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I would like to place the question in context. Why are Franco-Ontarians calling for the Ford government to take action? It is because the Ford government first created an injustice. The reality is that the opposition leader is the only leader in the country who ha

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, 11 days have passed since that dark Thursday and the opposition leader seems to finally be showing some interest in the issue. I want all francophones in Canada to know, whether they are Franco-Ontarians, Quebeckers, Acadians, Fransaskois, francophiles, or official

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that we will always work with the provinces and territories that want to invest in our official languages and Canada's Francophonie. We will always take a collaborative approach. However, the reality is that the unjust situation in Ontario nee