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The Conservative Party candidate in Portneuf, Jacinthe-Yves Arel, accused the Liberals of flipping Bill 96 on the French language. She criticized them for voting against the project, after presenting amendments to students in English-speaking CEGEPs, such as imposing three compulsory courses in French in the curriculum.
During a discussion on immigration, language and identity on Mario Dumont’s TVA show last Friday, Ms. Arel said, “This is unheard of in parliamentary history, parliamentarians who proposed amendments to the bill and ultimately voted against it.”
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Mrs Arrell needs to revise her parliamentary history lessons. L’Heure Juste does not have to look far to find cases of deputies approving amendments while studying the bill before voting against it.
Take the example of Vincent Marissal, MNA for Quebec Solidaire in Rosemont, during the study of Bill 66, passed in December 2020, which aims to accelerate certain infrastructure projects in the context of COVID-19. It was the second version of the controversial Bill 61, which was finally scrapped by the CAQ. Mr Marissal agreed to consult with local people and approve amendments to protect wetlands before voting against the bill.
Moreover, Jacinthe-Eve Arel’s liberal opponent Julie White in Friday’s debate did not fail to reply to her that it was a common practice: “It’s something we all do most days. That’s the job of parliamentarians. [C’est] To ensure that the bill, for us, is the least bad thing possible. We voted against, there are things we would delete.
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