{"time": "2021-04-22 16:00:00", "attribution": {"en": "Hon. Steven Blaney (Bellechasse\u2014Les Etchemins\u2014L\u00e9vis, CPC)", "fr": "L\u2019hon. Steven Blaney (Bellechasse\u2014Les Etchemins\u2014L\u00e9vis, PCC)"}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6667685\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thank you, Mr. chair</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667686\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thanks as well to our eminent witnesses for making themselves available.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667687\" data-originallang=\"fr\">This is an important study for the members of this committee since we would like to expand the application of the Official Languages Act to include, dare I say it, French language minorities in North America.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667688\" data-originallang=\"fr\">My first question is for Mr. Landry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667689\" data-originallang=\"fr\">You have conducted some extremely interesting research. You've previously spoken to us about statutory insecurity, which you have addressed in your writings. You've also presented some new information to us today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667690\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We are, of course, examining ways to reframe the Official Languages Act for our francophone minority communities, but don't you think we should also take this opportunity to examine the decline of French in Quebec?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667691\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I'd like to have your perspective on that subject.</p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6667685\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je vous remercie, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667686\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je remercie \u00e9galement les \u00e9minents t\u00e9moins de s'\u00eatre rendus disponibles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667687\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est une \u00e9tude importante pour les membres du Comit\u00e9, puisque nous souhaitons \u00e9largir l'application de la Loi sur les langues officielles aux minorit\u00e9s linguistiques francophones en Am\u00e9rique du Nord, j'oserais dire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667688\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ma premi\u00e8re question s'adresse \u00e0 M. Landry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667689\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Vous avez fait des recherches extr\u00eamement int\u00e9ressantes. Vous nous aviez d\u00e9j\u00e0 parl\u00e9 de l'ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 statutaire, dont vous aviez trait\u00e9 dans vos \u00e9crits; aujourd'hui, vous nous pr\u00e9sentez des \u00e9l\u00e9ments nouveaux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667690\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Bien s\u00fbr, nous \u00e9tudions les fa\u00e7ons de recadrer la Loi sur les langues officielles pour nos communaut\u00e9s francophones en situation minoritaire. Par contre, ne pensez-vous pas que nous devrions \u00e9galement saisir cette occasion pour examiner le recul du fran\u00e7ais au Qu\u00e9bec?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6667691\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais conna\u00eetre votre perspective \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>"}, "url": "/committees/official-languages/43-2/27/steven-blaney-1/", "politician_url": "/politicians/steven-blaney/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4244/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "11255609", "document_url": "/committees/official-languages/43-2/27/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fcommittees%2Fofficial-languages%2F43-2%2F27%2F"}}