LANG Committee Report

That, in light of the recent speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney in which he stated that the Plains of Abraham mark the place where Canada began to make its founding choice of accommodation over assimilation and the beginning of a great partnership, this speech having been described as revisionist by numerous Francophone media outlets, the committee:

1. condemn any characterization of Canadian history that minimizes or distorts the policies, laws, and measures aimed at assimilating Francophones and that have contributed to the decline of the French language in Quebec and throughout Canada;
2. reaffirm its recognition of the historical and current reality of the decline of French in Canada, including the impact of past government actions on Francophone communities;
3. reaffirm its commitment to the protection, promotion, and vitality of the French language, in accordance with the principle of the equality of status of French and English;
4. report these findings to the House, and, pursuant to Standing Order 109, that the Committee request a comprehensive government response.