Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2021-02-25 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Yvan Baker (Etobicoke-Centre, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6514980\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, my riding, Etobicoke Centre, is in Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6514981\" data-originallang=\"fr\">My family is not francophone, but we are francophiles. When I was growing up, my parents were determined that I would learn French. They believed that an appreciation of both official languages was part of who we are as Canadians. However, since my public school board did not offer a French immersion program, my family sent me to a private French school, the Toronto French School, where I received my education in French.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6514982\" data-originallang=\"fr\">It is clear to our francophone communities that it will take much more than a symbol and the ability to speak French to make sure we achieve the most important thing, that is, true equality for our two official languages. For that reason, and to protect the French language and culture, we must take action to provide access to justice, services and education in French across Canada. The white paper tabled by our <a data-HoCid=\"253381\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">Minister of Official Languages</a> presents a plan that does exactly that. Our government is proposing tangible measures to support our francophone communities and to support who we are as Canadians, today and in the future.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6514980\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, ma circonscription, Etobicoke-Centre, est \u00e0 Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6514981\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Ma famille n'est pas francophone, mais elle est francophile. Alors que je grandissais, mes parents \u00e9taient d\u00e9termin\u00e9s: il fallait que j'apprenne le fran\u00e7ais. Ils estimaient qu'appr\u00e9cier les deux langues officielles faisait partie de qui nous sommes en tant que Canadiens. Cependant, l'immersion fran\u00e7aise n'\u00e9tait pas offerte dans notre syst\u00e8me scolaire public. Ma famille m'a donc envoy\u00e9 dans une \u00e9cole priv\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise, la Toronto French School, o\u00f9 j'ai re\u00e7u mon \u00e9ducation en fran\u00e7ais.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6514982\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Pour nos communaut\u00e9s francophones, il est clair qu'il faut beaucoup plus qu'un symbole et le fait de parler fran\u00e7ais pour assurer l'important, c'est-\u00e0-dire l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 r\u00e9elle de nos deux langues officielles. Pour cela et pour prot\u00e9ger la langue et la culture francophones, nous devons agir, pour un acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la justice, aux services et \u00e0 l'\u00e9ducation en fran\u00e7ais dans tout le Canada. Le livre blanc pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par notre <a data-HoCid=\"253381\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">ministre des Langues officielles</a> pr\u00e9sente un plan qui fait exactement cela. Notre gouvernement propose des actions concr\u00e8tes pour appuyer nos communaut\u00e9s francophones, pour appuyer qui nous sommes en tant que Canadiens, aujourd'hui et pour demain.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2021/2/25/yvan-baker-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/yvan-baker/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4532/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11156210",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Official Languages",
        "fr": "Les langues officielles"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2021/2/25/",
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    }
}