News Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, a bankrupt press is not a free press. A bankrupt press is not an independent press. A bankrupt press is not a press at all. The Conservatives do not want to hear from professional journalists. I do not know what they have against tough questions. On this side of th

News Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, professional journalism is part of our democracy. It is something extremely important to our society. It is one of the pillars of our democracy—

News Media Industry  Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, professional journalism is one of the pillars of democracy. After attacking professional journalism, what other pillar of our democracy are they going to attack?

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Winnipeg Centre for his question. He has always been a courageous and passionate defender of indigenous languages. Most of Canada's indigenous languages are in danger due to deliberate past actions, and Canada is proud to join

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we recognize the traditional discourse of the Bloc Québécois, which seeks to divide and create barriers on the basis of language, culture and colour. The Bloc Québécois has not changed, but Quebeckers and all Canadians have continued to progress and move forward. The

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, that “us” is the problem here. Their “us” seeks to divide people based on language. For the Liberals, “us” includes francophones, anglophones and people from all over the world who come to Quebec and Canada to work together to build a better future for themselves and

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, it is always the same old story. He sounds like a broken record.

Canadian Heritage  I like him a lot too, Mr. Speaker. I have been travelling around Canada, around all the regions, including several parts of Quebec. What I have been hearing, what people are telling me, is that our producers are happy with the investments we have made in CBC, in Telefilm Canada,

Indigenous Languages Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. Minutes ago I was able to table first reading of our bill to preserve and revitalize indigenous languages across the country. This is a historic moment and a great initiative of co-development.

Indigenous Languages Act  moved that Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise in this House today to discuss Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages. I want to begin by acknowledging that th

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, my colleague had a wonderful occasion to say that she supported such an important bill, which is supported by indigenous groups across the country. The bill has been co-developed with indigenous groups from every region. It is based on things that are extremely impor

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I would like to congratulate him on all the work he has done in support of indigenous languages. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for everything he has done so far. I want him to know that we have had, are having,

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his leadership on the indigenous languages file. As I mentioned before, the legislation is flexible in order to adapt to the reality of the different regions of our vast country. It draws a line in the sand and says that no mor

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for supporting this legislation. It is really important that we all support it because it will send a very strong message to our indigenous friends in all regions of the country. I am not sure exactly what the link is to the bill with that questio