{"time": "2006-10-23 14:05:00", "attribution": {"en": "Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Beauport\u2014Limoilou, CPC)", "fr": ""}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"211952\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, since becoming the Parliamentary Secretary for la Francophonie and Official Languages, I have seen how vital official language minority communities are. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211953\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I am very proud to have taken part in the opening of the 16th annual congress of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration nationale des conseils scolaires francophones du Canada, which was held last week.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211954\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I wish to thank all the superintendents of school boards, managers, representatives from national and community organizations and all federation members, who are playing an important role in education.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211955\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For the government of which I am a member, the education system is the beating heart of official language minority communities. In fact, the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages has signed with each province and territory enhanced education agreements for a total of $1 billion over four years.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211956\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We sincerely believe that these achievements speak volumes about this new government's commitment\u2014</p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"211952\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, depuis que j'occupe le r\u00f4le de secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la Francophonie et des Langues officielles, j'ai constat\u00e9 le dynamisme des communaut\u00e9s de langues officielles vivant en situation minoritaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211953\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je suis tr\u00e8s fi\u00e8re d'avoir particip\u00e9 \u00e0 l'ouverture du 16<sup>e</sup> Congr\u00e8s annuel de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration nationale des conseils scolaires francophones du Canada, tenu la semaine derni\u00e8re.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211954\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais remercier tous les pr\u00e9sidents des conseils et des commissions scolaires, les gestionnaires, les repr\u00e9sentants des organismes nationaux et des communaut\u00e9s et tous les membres de la f\u00e9d\u00e9ration qui jouent un r\u00f4le important en \u00e9ducation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211955\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pour le gouvernement dont je fais partie, le syst\u00e8me d'\u00e9ducation est le coeur battant des communaut\u00e9s de langues officielles vivant en situation minoritaire. D'ailleurs, la ministre de la Coop\u00e9ration internationale et ministre de la Francophonie et des Langues officielles a sign\u00e9, avec chaque province et territoire, des ententes bonifi\u00e9es en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9ducation totalisant 1 milliard de dollars sur quatre ans. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"211956\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous croyons sinc\u00e8rement que ces r\u00e9alisations t\u00e9moignent de fa\u00e7on \u00e9loquente de la volont\u00e9 du nouveau gouvernement... </p>"}, "url": "/debates/2006/10/23/sylvie-boucher-1/", "politician_url": "/politicians/sylvie-boucher/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/351/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "1712921", "h1": {"en": "Statements By Members", "fr": ""}, "h2": {"en": "Official Languages", "fr": ""}, "document_url": "/debates/2006/10/23/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2006%2F10%2F23%2F"}}