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During question period on foreign affairs, a Conservative member asked why the Prime Minister appointed Mark Wiseman, described as a personal friend, as Canada’s ambassador to the United States, saying he opposes supply management and does not respect the French language. The Liberal response addressed a related incident, saying the embassy should have sent an invitation in French, that this was unacceptable, and that those responsible should have known better.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jason Groleau

Conservative
“The Prime Minister picked his friend to be Canada's ambassador to the United States. This person opposes supply management and works against the French language. I want to know why the Prime Minister gave him this job.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has appointed a personal friend of his to serve as Canada’s ambassador to Washington. Mark Wiseman is not a wise man. He opposes supply management and does not respect the French language. In fact, he is the founder of the Century Initiative, which aims to bring millions of immigrants to Quebec to diminish the demographic weight of French. How could the Prime Minister appoint a buddy who wants to extinguish the French language and who opposes supply management as ambassador to the United States?

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Marc Miller

Liberal
“The embassy should have sent the invitation in French. It was wrong not to do that, and the people responsible should have known better.”
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Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister has clearly said, the embassy’s invitation should have been sent out in French. It is unacceptable that this was not done. Those responsible should have known better.

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