Trudeau vows to pass languages bill, despite lingering concerns from Liberal MPs cdnpoli
Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for the Montreal riding of Mount Royal, told the National Post that recent amendments passed in committee by the Conservatives, the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP are “very worrisome” and he fears “further bad amendments will be adopted.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Housefather, alongside his Montreal colleagues Marc Garneau and Emmanuella Lambropoulos, argued that a direct reference to Quebec’s Bill 96 would mean that the federal government endorses the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause and could cause legal issues in terms of the rights of anglophones in Quebec.Article content
On Tuesday, Drouin slammed his fellow MPs who had expressed concern on C-13 on Twitter, saying their show of concern was “shameful” and that “the Island of Montreal does not have a monopoly on Canada’s linguistic policy.” He toned down his stance by Tuesday evening, saying he has great respect for his colleagues but they cannot hold up discussions.
Marc G. Serré, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, said that some of his Liberal colleagues’ frustrations are directed more at Quebec Premier François Legault’s restrictions on the use of English than at the federal government updating its language laws. On Wednesday, Liberal MPs repeated that the caucus had a healthy discussion on the topic of C-13, but they ultimately remained “united” in passing the bill. They also pushed back against accusations that Liberals themselves have been delaying the adoption of their own language reform.
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