Statement made on 05 March 2009 by Senator Claudette Tardif
Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition):
Honourable senators, Canadian Heritage has tightened its eligibility criteria, preventing the Association canadienne française de l'Alberta from intervening in the Caron decision, which calls for compliance with the Official Languages Act. The Alberta government is appealing this decision. However, no representatives of official language minority communities were consulted on these changes to the eligibility criteria.
Will the government agree to keep its promises to minority language communities? Will it enable the ACFA to intervene in the Caron case by giving the association the necessary money allocated for that purpose under the Program to Support Linguistic Rights?
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