Discussion · Government Orders
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“If the Conservative leader wants to lower the debt and help with high prices, he should stop giving money to oil and gas companies. This motion insults French speakers. They need government funding to protect their culture.”
“Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition wants to reduce the debt and support people as they cope with inflation, all he has to do is stop funding the state-sponsored cronyism in the oil and gas sector that he defends tooth and nail. The motion before us today is an insult to francophones, who form a cultural minority. If they wish to preserve their cultural expressions, they need funding. What the Leader of the Opposition is telling us is that, from a trade point of view, we are a nuisance. He should be ashamed for saying that.”
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Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition wants to reduce the debt and support people as they cope with inflation, all he has to do is stop funding the state-sponsored cronyism in the oil and gas sector that he defends tooth and nail. The motion before us today is an insult to francophones, who form a cultural minority. If they wish to preserve their cultural expressions, they need funding. What the Leader of the Opposition is telling us is that, from a trade point of view, we are a nuisance. He should be ashamed for saying that.