LANG Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
That the Committee expresses its disappointment at the behaviour of Conservative MPs, notably the MP for Lethbridge and the MP for Brantford—Brant, toward Francophone ministers and toward the entirety of the Canadian population that speaks French, an official language of Canada;
That the Committee remind all MPs of their right to speak in whichever of the two official languages at all times in Parliament;
That the Committee request that the MP for Brantford—Brant apologises in the House to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement of Canada, to the 4,000 Franco-Ontarians in his riding, and to all Francophone MPs and all the Francophones in Canada;
That the Committee recognises that French is just as important to Canada’s bilingual status as English, and that French is indispensable to the Canadian identity;
That the Committee denounce the inaction of the Conservative leader in face of repeated antiFrancophone remarks by his MPs.
At 11:43 a.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 11:50 a.m., the meeting resumed.
At 1:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.