“Madam Speaker, when I was first elected, I could not speak one full sentence in French. I spent time learning French so that I could treat my francophone colleagues with respect. We have pointed out that the government does not want to debate the bill. Not only does this minister not want to debate this bill, but he also does not want to get into what he calls an identity-based debate about Quebec. For that reason, Quebec’s premier called him a disgrace to all Quebeckers. Can the minister explain why, having alienated Quebec, he now wishes to alienate all Canadians by terminating debate on a 330-page bill after only a few hours?”
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Madam Speaker, Thanks · 59 wordsI want to congratulate the member opposite on the quality of her French and the efforts she has made to learn the language.I believe she is setting an example for many unilingual English speakers in this place and across Canada who are making the effort to learn French.I want to take this brief moment to congratulate her.Thanks
