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Vote #32315 May 2023

Bill C-13 is about making sure French is used more in Canada, especially in workplaces controlled by the government.

Passed301 Yeas
1 Nays
14 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill C-13. It wants to change the rules about French and English languages in Canada. Right now, the government has to use both languages. This new law would also make some private businesses follow these rules. These businesses are ones that the federal government controls, like banks, airlines, and trains. The idea is to protect the French language, especially in places where English is more common. If this law passes, more people might need to speak and work in French. It could also mean more services are offered in French. People who care about protecting the French language think this is important. Others worry it could make things harder for businesses and people who don't speak French well.

Related Bill

C-13

Official Languages Act Update

This new law updates how Canada handles French and English. It makes sure French is used more in some businesses across the country. The goal is to protect the French language in Canada.

Introduced Mar 1, 2022·Last discussed Jun 20, 2023
Liberal
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Liberal
New Law
How Canada Voted
How the House Voted

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Speaker
Speaker's Left
Speaker's Right
Yea (197)
Nay (1)
Paired (10)
Did not vote (132)
Did Not Vote (132)
Liberal: 75Conservative: 54Bloc Québécois: 3
Sima Acan (Liberal)
Scott Aitchison (Conservative)
Fares Al Soud (Liberal)
Rebecca Alty (Liberal)
Scott Anderson (Conservative)
Carol Anstey (Conservative)
Chak Au (Conservative)
Roman Baber (Conservative)
Burton Bailey (Conservative)
Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)
Buckley Belanger (Liberal)
Jim Bélanger (Conservative)
David Bexte (Conservative)
Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois)
Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)
Steven Bonk (Conservative)
Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)
Blaine Calkins (Conservative)
Mark Carney (Liberal)
Ben Carr (Liberal)
François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal)
Wade Chang (Liberal)
Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)
Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)
Maggie Chi (Liberal)
Leslie Church (Liberal)
Braedon Clark (Liberal)
Sandra Cobena (Conservative)
Connie Cody (Conservative)
Paul Connors (Liberal)
Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)
John-Paul Danko (Liberal)
Fred Davies (Conservative)
Mike Dawson (Conservative)
Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)
Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)
Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)
Kerry Diotte (Conservative)
Philip Earle (Liberal)
Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)
Jessica Fancy (Liberal)
Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)
Hedy Fry (Liberal)
Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)
Anna Gainey (Liberal)
Vince Gasparro (Liberal)
Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)
Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)
Harb Gill (Conservative)
Sukhman Gill (Conservative)
Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)
Wade Grant (Liberal)
Will Greaves (Liberal)
Jason Groleau (Conservative)
Claude Guay (Liberal)
Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)
Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)
Aaron Gunn (Conservative)
Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)
Emma Harrison (Liberal)
Alana Hirtle (Liberal)
Vincent Ho (Conservative)
Tim Hodgson (Liberal)
Corey Hogan (Liberal)
Kurt Holman (Conservative)
Grant Jackson (Conservative)
Tamara Jansen (Conservative)
Jamil Jivani (Conservative)
Natilien Joseph (Liberal)
Arpan Khanna (Conservative)
Jeff Kibble (Conservative)
Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)
Ernie Klassen (Liberal)
Helena Konanz (Conservative)
Michael Kram (Conservative)
Tamara Kronis (Conservative)
Ned Kuruc (Conservative)
Linda Lapointe (Liberal)
Ginette Lavack (Liberal)
Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)
Andrew Lawton (Conservative)
Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)
Carlos Leitão (Liberal)
Branden Leslie (Conservative)
Michael Ma (Liberal)
Kent MacDonald (Liberal)
Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)
Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)
Chris Malette (Liberal)
Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
Jacob Mantle (Conservative)
Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)
David McKenzie (Conservative)
Jill McKnight (Liberal)
Stephanie McLean (Liberal)
Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)
Costas Menegakis (Conservative)
Marjorie Michel (Liberal)
Shannon Miedema (Liberal)
Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)
Billy Morin (Conservative)
David Myles (Liberal)
Juanita Nathan (Liberal)
Chi Nguyen (Liberal)
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)
Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)
Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)
Tom Osborne (Liberal)
Nathalie Provost (Liberal)
Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)
Aslam Rana (Liberal)
Colin Reynolds (Conservative)
Gregor Robertson (Liberal)
Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)
Sherry Romanado (Liberal)
Ellis Ross (Conservative)
Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)
Zoe Royer (Liberal)
Gurbux Saini (Liberal)
Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)
Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)
Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)
Evan Solomon (Liberal)
Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)
William Stevenson (Conservative)
Matt Strauss (Conservative)
Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)
Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)
Cathay Wagantall (Conservative)
Tim Watchorn (Liberal)
John Zerucelli (Liberal)