Marc Miller
Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs, Quebec · Liberal · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, our government allocated $1.3 billion to culture, yet the Bloc Québécois treats that with contempt. The real betrayal is a party that shows up in Ottawa every day to destroy my country. It is ridiculous. Since they are already in vacation mode, I wish them a happy Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste Day and a happy Canada Day.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking the member for reading her question with such conviction. While the Bloc Québécois spends its time loafing about, we are taking action. In the last budget, we invested $772 million in arts and culture.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to start by wishing a happy Portuguese Heritage Month and a feliz Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas to all Luso-Canadians. Since the 1950s, generations of Portuguese immigrants have come to Canada and today nearly half a million Canadians trace their roots to Portugal.”
“Mr. Speaker, while the Bloc Québécois spends its fourth decade here in Ottawa getting absolutely nothing done, we are taking action. In the most recent budget, we invested $750 million in the National Film Board of Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada and Telefilm Canada. Now, Bloc members are turning their noses up at $600 million per year.”
“Bill C-34. Introduction and first reading moved for leave to introduce Bill C-34, An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts . (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)”
“Mr. Speaker, only the Bloc Québécois would stand up in the House and vote against three-quarters of a billion dollars for culture, for CBC/Radio-Canada, for Telefilm Canada and for the National Film Board of Canada.”
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“Mr. Speaker, I think it goes without saying that my predecessor saved the day at the last meeting. For now, I do not have anything to reveal publicly, but we are more or less on the same wavelength as the member across the way.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by highlighting the member's achievement. She made history when she was elected in Terrebonne, as she is now the youngest Black MP in Canadian history. That is significant. As she so eloquently stated, this year we are celebrating a month that honours the excellence of the Black community. We are supporting 85 initiatives and organizations that fight racism in order to build a stronger Canada, because Black history is Canadian history.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by wishing a happy new year to the members of the Bloc Québécois, that is, the federal militant wing of the Parti Québécois. I think what bothers them the most is that the Prime Minister's message was one of national unity. Still, I would like to ask them a question. Did they ask Paul St-Pierre Plamondon for permission to ask that question? He has moved on to other things. Now he is picking a fight with Bonhomme Carnaval. We cannot make this stuff up.”
“Mr. Speaker, speaking of freedom, I have a question to ask that is very relevant given today's news inside the Bloc Québécois. Their leader in Quebec raised this issue. Does he think that Quebec artists lack loyalty to the Quebec nation? I want him to answer the question with a yes or no.”
“Mr. Speaker, I learned this morning that the separatist movement wants to impose a loyalty test on Quebec artists. I wonder if the Bloc Québécois supports this approach. That might come as a surprise because the Bloc asked for absolutely nothing in the last budget for the cultural sector. Separatists do not have a monopoly on Quebec loyalty and pride.”
“Mr. Speaker, French actually is in decline across Canada. However, what bothers me is the hypocrisy of the Conservatives, who voted against our plan to invest $4.1 billion across Canada in order to strengthen French in our country. As the Minister of Immigration, I doubled francophone immigration outside Quebec. That is a great result, even if the Conservatives voted against our $4.1-billion plan. What is shameful is their hypocrisy.”
“Mr. Speaker, what I am fed up with is the politicization of our beautiful language, which we want to promote across the country. I know that the Bloc Québécois members care deeply about French. What I am asking them to do is to join us and all other members who care about French in using our strong francophone strategy, which for the first time in our history has $4.1 billion to spend on supporting French. We will do so throughout our term, and we will defend French. As for me, I will defend French in our country for the rest of my days.”
“Mr. Speaker, I went to elementary school, junior high, high school and CEGEP in French. I completed a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in French and I raised my children in three languages, one of which was French. I love French, and I will defend our beautiful language until the day that I die.”