Joël Godin

Mr. Speaker, French remains fragile, whether in culture, sports or our daily lives. Friday, March 20, was the International Day of La Francophonie, an important time to celebrate the richness, vitality and diversity of the French language around the world. Although I am a little late in rising to acknowledge it today, the message remains the same: La Francophonie is about more than just a [more]

Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague say that we are in the best position in the G7. Since January 1, our economy has shed 100,000 jobs. Today alone, that figure has risen by another 1,000. We have the highest food inflation rates and the only declining economy in the G7. We have a very high unemployment rate and the highest level of household debt. That is because of the Liberals. Canadians are [more]

I would like to ask you more questions, Ms. Chouinard, but the chair is telling me that my time is up. Thank you.

Let's talk about consultation. According to a representative of Droits collectifs Québec who spoke earlier, it took a long time to draft the regulations. So there were probably a lot of consultations. Was your organization consulted on the drafting of these regulations?

Thank you. I will now turn to the other witnesses. Ms. Chouinard, I think you will agree with what we just heard from the previous witness. Clarity and measurability were mentioned. That's all well and good, but how can we do that? On this side of the table, what we want is to have the regulations make it possible to achieve the objectives. In concrete terms, what can we put in the [more]

If we made this change to the regulations, you would therefore consider yourself included in the definition. That way, you would be part of the consultation process. Is that correct?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank the representatives of Canadian Parents for French, Mr. Visweswaran and Mr. Bentley, as well as Ms. Chouinard and all the other witnesses who delivered opening remarks. My first question is for the representatives of Canadian Parents for French. You talked about defining “other stakeholders”. In your opinion, what would be the best definition, or the [more]

Don't worry. Don't feel singled out, because you're not alone. Thank you for that. I will now turn to the representatives of Droits collectifs Québec. I understand from your remarks that you're disappointed. It's all well and good to say that you're not happy. We recognize that it has taken too long, and we share your opinion. Urgent action is needed because French is in decline. However, it [more]

I'm very happy to hear that.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Rémillard and FCCF representatives, I would like to thank you for joining us for this discussion. I'm hearing today what we've been hearing since the start of the study from stakeholders who come to speak about the draft regulations. We're hearing that the regulations aren't strong enough, that things aren't defined enough, that we need to put more teeth into them and [more]

Thank you, Mr. Désilets. Mr. Léger, you talked about the principle of progress towards substantive equality. In your view, it exists philosophically, but not in the regulations, which provide no practical support to respect the principle.