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I would like to introduce a motion that pertains to what we're studying today. This motion is in the same spirit as the discussions we've had since April.
I'll read it so it appears in the minutes. Then it can be distributed.
That, in relation to the consideration of Bill C‑13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts:
a. the Minister of Official Languages, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the President of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship be invited to appear;
b. the Commissioner of Official Languages be invited to appear for a one-hour meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022;
c. the clerk invite witnesses to appear during the meetings on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022;
d. amendments to Bill C‑13 be submitted to the clerk in both official languages no later than 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 17, 2022, or 48 hours before the start of clause‑by‑clause review of the bill, whichever comes first;
e. the committee commence clause‑by‑clause consideration of the bill no later than Monday, June 20, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. ET;
f. if the committee has not completed the clause‑by‑clause consideration of the Bill by 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively, without further debate on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause‑by‑clause consideration of the Bill, as well as all questions necessary to report the Bill to the House and to order the Chair to report the Bill to the House as soon as possible;
g. the clerk of the committee write immediately to each member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the committee and any independent members to inform them of the study of Bill C‑13 by the committee and to invite them to prepare and submit any proposed amendments to Bill C‑13 which they would suggest that the committee consider during the clause‑by‑clause study of the Bill; and
h. as agreed to on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, subject to the approval of the recognized parties' whips, and the availability of meeting slots from the House of Commons, the committee hold as many additional meetings as possible with the goal of accomplishing a maximum of 15 hours of study prior to the beginning of clause‑by‑clause consideration of the bill.
I'm aware my honourable colleague has also introduced a motion. If we must move forward, I'm receptive to the idea of including the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Mr. Chair, we don't have the text of the motion to hand.
Our colleague read it, but it contains a lot of elements. What I understand from the motion is that we want to speed up the process. However, I don't necessarily agree on the way my colleague, or probably the representatives of the party in power, want to go about it. The Liberal Party has been in power for seven years, and we now find ourselves in a funnel.
The bill was introduced on March 1, 2022, then sent to the committee last Monday, and we've constantly been rushed since then.
This is a very important bill for official languages. We need to take the time to study it and to have the resources to study it.
As I understand the motion read by my colleague, this is an attempt to limit our time. I'm going to wait until I have the text of the motion in hand before making any more specific comments.
First, I'd like to say that it's troubling that committee members didn't receive the motion in advance. We're all here to work in good faith and to move things along quickly.
As I previously said, we want to add meeting hours. We want to hear from key ministers and witnesses. We've just suggested some witnesses.
We think we need more meeting hours. We agree with the first part of the motion, but we find several parts of it unacceptable because they limit the committee's democratic ability to do a good job with this historic bill.
I also think it's incredible that a gagging order has been applied to expedite second reading of the bill and to limit debate as much as possible, and this situation will continue. This major bill will have a significant impact on francophones in Quebec, and a lot of work needs to be done to make it acceptable to Quebec. I don't understand why we want to bulldoze this bill through.
We've been discussing it for years, and suddenly we have to do a quick second reading. Today is June 7, and we have two weeks to go until the summer break. We're being told we have to ram it through and see all the witnesses. We have a lot of bills to consider, and I don't think this makes any sense.
We have to take the time to do things right, as was said at the last meeting. I don't know whether it's possible to introduce contrary motions, but it seems to me we had agreed to take the necessary time to listen to the witnesses. We can ultimately do the clause‑by‑clause consideration in September.
I just want to remind members of the committee that, through Mr. Serré, we asked to do a pre-study in April and you rejected the idea. I introduced a similar motion. You rejected it, and debate stopped. After that, I was accused of wanting to speed up testimony and bulldoze the process.
I would remind you that 15 hours represent one month or even five weeks of committee meetings, and that's not including clause‑by‑clause consideration. We'd be holding meetings that are usually spread over six or seven weeks in the space of two weeks. That's significant. There are never any guarantees for a minority government. The official language minority communities want us to pass the bill as soon as possible.
Yes, there will be amendments, but if we don't set a limit, we'll still be here in December hearing the same things from all the witnesses. We're refusing to allow Bill C‑13 to be passed in the House of Commons, and, unfortunately, my community will once again pay the price.
I've been an MP long enough to understand the tactics used in Parliament. I find this appalling. Fifteen hours of meetings to hear testimony represent five weeks, and that doesn't even include clause‑by‑clause consideration. That takes us up to six or seven weeks.
No one should think we don't want to hear testimony; that's not at all what we're saying. We wouldn't be having this discussion if we had simply adopted Mr. Serré's motion in early April. We would have started the work already.
During our debate last Monday, I believe we all discussed our expectations for the coming weeks. Personally, Mr. Chair, I'm eager to hear what you have to say about the possibility of adding study time, actually not just theoretically. I know you've already sent out an email concerning a possible meeting. I agreed to that proposal, but I don't know what's happened with the other members of the committee. I think we need to know what we're going to work on.
In light of last week's debate and the idea of adding study time, I'm moving an amendment to the motion, that we retain paragraph a) concerning the appearance of ministers, paragraph b) concerning the appearance of the Commissioner of Official Languages, whose comments we of course want to hear, and paragraph c) concerning the appearance of witnesses during the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022.
I move that we delete paragraphs d), e), f) and g). As for paragraph h), I move that we delete all mention of the 15 hours of study and that we amend the paragraph to read as follows:
as agreed to on June 1, 2022, subject to the approval of the recognized parties' whips, and the availability of meeting slots from the House of Commons, the committee hold additional meetings.
I think that reflects our wish to add hours of study and to hold additional meetings, but we mustn't bulldoze the process, as Mr. Beaulieu put it.
The government had promised to introduce this bill in the first 100 days of its mandate, but that didn't happen. We're working based on the government's timeframe. We want to add hours of study and do a serious job, which doesn't limit our ability, as a committee, to improve this bill.
Ms. Ashton, you've moved an amendment. We have to focus on that now. I don't want to make you work too hard, but would you please summarize your amendment since everyone has the document in front of them?
As I understand it, you said paragraphs a), b) and c) would remain unchanged.
Mr. Gourde, Mr. Godin and Ms. Lattanzio would like to comment on the amendment.
Just a moment, please, Mr. Gourde.
For those of you who are looking at me and who already had their hands raised, I mentioned the speaking list earlier. As we are debating an amendment to the motion, we will start over from the top of that list.
Consequently, speakers will address their remarks solely to the amendment moved by Ms. Ashton.
Mr. Gourde and Mr. Godin raised their hands at the same time, and Ms. Lattanzio also raised her hand.
I also want to make my voice heard because we want to work hard on this bill. It's a historic bill that has been awaited for nearly 50 years. Consequently, I wouldn't want us to settle the matter in haste, over two or three weeks, because that would really be sad for us and for all Canadians. Its content could very well be established for the next 50 years.
I would also like to move a subamendment, but parts of it are similar to Ms. Ashton's proposal. First, in paragraph d), I'd like to delete the words “no later than 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 17, 2022, or 48 hours before the start of clause‑by‑clause review”.
Mr. Gourde, the clerk tells us we'll have Ms. Ashton's amendments in a moment. What you just said is important, but these are paragraphs that will be deleted under the proposed amendment. We'll come back to this if you have any questions, but, for the moment, I give Mr. Godin the floor.
Mr. Chair. I'm extremely disappointed with what's happening today. This government has had an opportunity to introduce a reform of the Official Languages Act for the past six years, and we're still debating it nearly seven years later. We're trying to change an act that's been around for 50 years and will probably be in force for the next 50 years once it's been revised. It's also not just one act, but two. The second act hasn't been studied by anyone.
We clearly have a duty as parliamentarians to ensure we take the necessary time to study this bill and to hear the testimony of all stakeholders. I understand that associations will be represented in groups to save time. However, some associations want to make their voices heard. We should also be listening to the provinces about this bill, particularly Quebec.
Based on the witness list that was submitted by all parties, my impression is that we'll need more than 15 hours. I'm all for having the Liberals try to proceed more quickly with the assistance of all concerned. We're definitely ready to move forward, but let's be logical, and I'd like to ensure that everyone understands that we aren't involved in a partisan battle because we all agree we should pass this new act as soon as possible. The reality is that the math doesn't work.
Besides, we don't even know if we'll be sitting during the week of June 18 to 23. If we are, it'll be impossible. I wouldn't want Canadians watching us or the witnesses here today to think that, once again, one of us or another has spoiled the whole thing. I think it's important to work together on this 50‑year‑old bill in a friendly and respectful way. The new act will be in force for the next 50 years, perhaps more.
Unless Mr. Drouin tells me the bill will be revised starting next year because, once it's passed, it will have to be amended again, I think we really must do things properly. In the time allotted us until the end of the parliamentary session, it is mathematically impossible to pass this bill. So let's work immediately with the witnesses and move the bill forward as quickly as possible by the end of the session. We'll resume our work early in the fall, and we'll work in a friendly manner to ensure the bill is the best possible bill for everyone.
I would amend paragraph c) to read as follows: “the clerk invite witnesses to appear during the meetings starting in the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022;” and I would delete paragraph h). I also think it's important for us to take the time it takes.
Each side can question the other's motives. In the past month, we've sensed a desire to bulldoze this through, to hurry, to conduct a pre-study and to pile on the studies.
I think the Official Languages Act has a major impact in Quebec and promotes anglicization. It's important to take the time to debate this in Quebec, and that hasn't yet been done.
Mr. Beaulieu, I'm going to repeat your subamendment so everyone clearly understands it.
In paragraph c) of the principal motion that Mr. Drouin has introduced, you move that the clerk invite witnesses to appear “starting on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022”, and you propose to delete all of paragraph h).
So I will repeat the speaking order from the top on this subamendment.
If you have in front of you what the clerk sent out about a minute ago, you will see the amendment moved by Ms. Ashton, which appears in red. You can also see that Mr. Beaulieu proposes to amend paragraph c) as follows: “starting on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022”. He also moves that all of paragraph h) be deleted.
Mr. Drouin, you now have the floor. Then, it will be Mr. Godin's turn.
Mr. Beaulieu, I want to be sure I understand what you're saying about the subamendment. If I refer back to the June 1 meeting, you said we should take the time to study the bill properly.
Are you referring to calendar time or parliamentary time?
Parliamentary time is the only way we can move forward and gather testimony. By deleting paragraph h), you exclude parliamentary time. I don't think that makes any sense, and that's why I'm asking the question. Paragraph h) enabled us to bring in the whips, negotiate together and ensure we had more parliamentary time to examine the matter. Now you're depriving the committee of that option.
I'm trying to understand. Is it calendar time you want so we can take advantage of the summer?
Here's what really bothers me. Paragraph h) reads as follows:
h. as agreed to on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, subject to the approval of the recognized parties' whips, and the availability of meeting slots from the House of Commons, the committee hold as many additional meetings as possible…
I'm ultimately okay with the first part. However, it goes on as follows:
…with the goal of accomplishing a maximum of 15 hours of study prior to the beginning of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill.
It seems to me that suggests that parliamentary debate should be limited to 15 hours.
I want to draw the attention of all the members to the following point. Paragraph h) states, “as agreed to on Wednesday, June 1, 2022”. However, it was never agreed to on June 1, 2022 that we would have a maximum of 15 hours before commencing clause-by-clause consideration.
I think that Ms. Ashton's proposal is very appropriate. We can't accept a motion that contains a falsehood. We don't even have to use Ms. Ashton's amendment since there's an error in its wording.
Once again, I'd like to clarify a point. The motion refers to 15 hours, but how many hours would you like to have, Mr. Beaulieu?
How many hours would you like the committee to have? I'd simply like to have an idea of the number. We're talking about a number of hours, but the committee doesn't sit in the summer. We'll reconvene in late September, when we'll have four or perhaps eight hours. There's a parliamentary recess during Thanksgiving week, in October.
As I said earlier, that'll take us up to December. I'm just trying to see—
I want to make it clear that that the proposal to remove this limit is contained in my amendment. Thank you for the clarification, but we never proposed that. I think there's a desire—although definitely not on our part—to add more hours, but the idea is also not to limit our democratic committee work.
I'm prepared to side with the members of the committee on Ms. Ashton's amendment regarding paragraph h), but I would retain my proposal to amend paragraph c) to read “during the meetings starting on the weeks”. I don't necessarily want us to limit the time reserved for witnesses.
I don't know if I'm authorized to do so, but I would delete part of my subamendment, the part concerning paragraph h).
Mr. Chair, following the Bloc Québécois' deletion of the wording of the end of paragraph h) and its correction by the clerk, you said “fixe”, but what I'm reading is this: “la greffière invite des témoins à comparaître lors de réunions à partir du 6 juin 2022”.
Mr. Chair, you said, “la greffière fixe les comparutions des témoins”, whereas the wording now reads “la greffière invite des témoins à comparaître lors de réunions à partir du 6 juin 2022”. I think that's what Mr. Beaulieu mentioned.
I suggest that we suspend for five minutes so we can come to an agreement rather than just argue back and forth among speakers. Then we can resume without needing to introduce subamendments, subsubamendments and so on.
I know it requires unanimous consent, but I'd like to withdraw my entire motion because there doesn't appear to be any agreement. We can debate the motion and proceed with all the votes, but it won't matter because we don't agree on the duration of the work. We have to work on Bill C‑13. I need unanimous consent to withdraw my motion. If we have to vote, let's vote.
I will consult the clerk because an amendment has been introduced to amend the principal motion, since a subamendment was introduced to amend the amendment. It seems to me that, if we withdraw the principal motion, that will end debate, but I will confirm that.
I suggest we request unanimous consent to withdraw Mr. Beaulieu's subamendment to amend Ms. Ashton's amendment, to withdraw Ms. Ashton's amendment to amend the principal motion and to withdraw Mr. Drouin's motion.
That would be the simplest way to proceed if all parties around the table are in agreement.
My amendment reflects my wish to add more meetings. As I said, I don't want to limit the committee's work by restricting the number of hours of study that should be scheduled. It would be a good idea to clarify the process regarding the amendments. I'd like to know how we can agree to add more formal meetings to the committee's schedule.
Mr. Drouin said that, if we had unanimous consent, he would withdraw his motion so we could hear the witnesses' presentations and proceed with our study of Bill C‑13.
You introduced an amendment, and Mr. Beaulieu moved a subamendment to your amendment. I must therefore request the committee's unanimous consent to withdraw all that, that is to say, so we can withdraw Mr. Beaulieu's subamendment, your amendment and Mr. Drouin's motion. So we would be starting all over again.
That's what I suggest, with the committee's unanimous consent, of course.
I had a point of order concerning what happened a few moments ago.
When you suspended, negotiations were under way, but five members of the committee attending the meeting via the Zoom app were unable to take part. That limits things. The committee should have gone in camera so everyone could participate in the discussion.
Ms. Ashton was in the same position as I was: we were In limbo, even though we could see you gesticulating. Now you're making a proposal, but we didn't take part in the debate. That's really not constructive. We're going backward instead of forward.
I'll stop there, Mr. Chair, but I'd like to bring it to your attention that we may have made a mistake.
Allow me to be the first to apologize. We didn't realize that our colleagues attending the meeting via Zoom were excluded once we suspended. We learned that a few moments later. My apologies. We will know for the next time.
Ms. Lattanzio, you have the floor on Mr. Beaulieu's subamendment.
I will permit myself to say the following: We've invited guests to appear before us today. They've been patiently waiting. I understand that the matter we're discussing is equally important, as the committee does want to be able to hear many witnesses and do its work diligently on this very important piece of legislation.
That being said, I think that discussions may well pursue beyond the time of today's committee. I would propose at this point, Mr. Chairman, that we please adjourn the debate and possibly leave the opportunity for members to speak to one another perhaps after today's session, as we will reconvene on Wednesday. To hold up the witnesses for all the time we have to this point is undue. I think that my proposal would be a reasonable one, if I can permit myself to say that at this point in time, Mr. Chairman.
I submit to my colleagues that we adjourn the debate on this issue and possibly take it up again another time, and that we start listening to our witnesses who have been patiently waiting now for an hour.
The request to end debate, to adjourn debate, concerns the entire debate on procedure. You proceeded step by step, and my colleague Mr. Beaulieu withdrew his subamendment. I would do the same for the amendments moved by my colleague Ms. Ashton in her amendment. We must therefore adjourn debate on this matter and proceed with the hearing of our witnesses who, I repeat, have been waiting very patiently for more than an hour.
I just want to go back to paragraph c), which reads as follows, "the clerk invite witnesses to appear during the meetings on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022". It doesn't say "only" on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022. That doesn't preclude us from continuing to hear from witnesses after that.
That's why I deleted it. The wording "the clerk invite witnesses to appear during the meetings on the weeks of June 6, 2022, and June 13, 2022" doesn't say "only" the weeks of June 6, 2022 and June 13, 2022.
Mr. Chair, I'd just like to introduce a motion concerning Bill C‑13.
That, in relation to the consideration of Bill C‑13, the committee instruct the clerk and the analyst to draft a letter intended for the Premiers of the provinces and territories, in order to invite them to testify and submit any brief providing information for this study.
Mr. Beaulieu, we adopted the motion on adjournment following a motion introduced on that subject. We called the question and agreed to the motion on adjournment of debate on the amended principal motion.
The motion introduced by Mr. Godin is now under study.
I read the motion carefully and I see no problem with it. However, I don't see the point of inviting the premiers, and I'm sure the premier of Quebec is paying attention to this issue. However, we'll support this motion if it helps to save time.
I just want to remind all Canadians following this debate that they're free to submit testimony and that they don't require an invitation from the committee to do so. I find nothing wrong with this motion.
The Chair: As regards the rest of the meeting, I suggest that we advise the witnesses who are to appear in the second hour of the meeting that they will be invited to join the committee later on. We will thus be able to hear the presentations of the representatives of the Quebec Community Groups Network, or QCGN, first because they were to appear in the first hour of the meeting.
I'm told that everyone is connected, including the witnesses who are to appear in the second hour. I therefore suggest that we continue with all the witnesses.
We have, from the Quebec Community Groups Network, Marlene Jennings, President; the Hon Joan Fraser, Director of the Board of Directors; and Marion Sandilands, Counsel; as well as Michel Doucet, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Moncton; and Janice Naymark, Lawyer.
I wish to inform the witnesses that they will have five minutes to make their presentations. Then there will be a period of questions.
Ms. Jennings, you have the floor for five minutes.
I am Marlene Jennings, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. I am joined today by QCGN board member and former senator the Honourable Joan Fraser and our legal counsel Maître Marion Sandilands.
Thank you for the invitation to appear in your committee's study of this seminal legislation. Committee members have received the QCGN’s brief, so we will focus our opening comments on the essentials.
The QCGN is proud to support the protection and promotion of the French language in Canada. No other English-speaking community in Canada can claim to have our level of bilingualism and proficiency in French, nor the personal commitment required.
The QCGN acknowledges the demographic decline of francophone minorities outside Quebec. Our organization also actively supports the protection and advancement of language rights through a long tradition of court interventions on behalf of francophone minority communities.
Before addressing Bill C‑13, I feel obliged to mention a related bill that was recently adopted in Quebec, Bill 96. The Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Quebec, weighs heavily on the English-speaking community of Quebec because it transforms the Charter of the French Language and protects it under the notwithstanding clause. It also claims to be amending the Constitution Act, 1867.
It makes obvious incursions into two areas of federal jurisdiction, and on the language rights set out in the Constitution. Its application will also have serious impacts on the English-speaking community of Quebec in terms of public services, education and access to justice.
We believe that it is impossible for this committee to study Bill C‑13 without a thorough knowledge and understanding of Bill 96.
The QCGN has studied Bill C-13. In our brief, we set out four strategic concerns. First is the revolutionary change in the purpose of the Official Languages Act and the effects this may have on the interpretation of this quasi-constitutional law. Second is the references to the Charter of the French Language, which, as amended by Bill 96, operates notwithstanding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Third is the failure of Bill C-13 to address the well-known accountability challenges surrounding part VII of the OLA. Finally, fourth is the historic proposition of creating new language rights in federal legislation for only one official language, initially in only one province.
I would like to express our community’s profound disappointment that the federal government would recognize Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, as amended by Bill 96, within the Official Languages Act. Bill C-13 proposes to include two references to the Charter of the French Language in the Official Languages Act and proposes to allow federally regulated private businesses to choose to be subject to the Charter of the French Language.
It is the only provincial language regime to be so honoured, but I repeat that it operates notwithstanding the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It beggars belief that the Government of Canada would contemplate recognizing such legislation. The QCGN strongly recommends that all references to legislation that operates notwithstanding the Canadian Charter of Rights be removed from Bill C-13.
Up until now, the purpose of the Official Languages Act has been to make Canada officially bilingual, to bring constitutional language rights to life and to enshrine federal obligations with respect to Canada's official languages.
The act focused first on the official language of government and, from 1988, on advancing the equality of status or use of English and French in Canadian society. Bill C-13 radically changes that approach. It has as its central purpose the protection and promotion of only one official language: French. C-13 embraces asymmetry in the relationship between Canada's two official languages. The approach was expressly rejected by the B and B commission. It is offensive to the constitution and antithetical to the principle of linguistic duality in law.
Asymmetry is appropriate in the practical application of—
Ms. Fraser, I'm sorry to interrupt, but your five minutes has passed.
We'll continue with the questions after a while, and you can answer through the questions. If not, I'd like to remind every witness that they can provide any written information they think would be of importance to the committee.
Right now, we'll wait for the questions.
I'm now giving the floor to Mr. Michel Doucet, of the Université de Moncton's Faculty of Law.
Before giving my address, I'd like to point out that I am not representing the Université de Moncton's Faculty of Law. I have in fact been in retirement for some time and am self-employed. I would also like to tell the members of the committee that I'm not speaking on behalf of an educational institution, the Faculty of Law or any other group. I am speaking as an individual.
I'd like to thank the members of the committee for having invited me to give a presentation this afternoon on a matter that I care deeply about and on which I have spent much of my adult and professional life. Those who know me are familiar with my interest in protecting language rights in Canada generally, and in New Brunswick in particular.
Canada's Official Languages Act, and New Brunswick's, play an important role in the development and vitality of linguistic minority communities, including French-language minority communities not only in their respective provinces, with the exception of Quebec of course, but also across the country and the continent. These communities need the federal and provincial governments to recognize their vulnerability and the active support they need if they are to survive.
Of course, recognizing that a linguistic minority community has rights entails a fundamental obligation, which is to promote the achievement of substantive equality. That community must be able, under certain circumstances, to demand to be treated differently from the majority so that their specific needs can be addressed. The concept of substantive equality is often misunderstood. Language rights tend to be thought of as representing a response to a straightforward request for accommodation. Under an interpretation like that, these rights would be eliminated would be limited to the right to communicate with public authorities and to receive services in the official language of your choice. This approach would instrumentalize language rights and ignore the group's need for linguistic security, which is one of the fundamental reasons for acknowledging these rights.
The main objective of language rights is to foster the vitality and development not only of people speaking in isolation, but also of the entire group of these speakers. If this were not the case, we could rightly question the imperative need of recognizing these rights. In fact, since members of a minority community, taken individually, can generally express themselves in the language of the majority, what purpose would be served by language rights, if not as mayor tools of accommodation for the isolated instances in which a person is unable to speak the language of the majority? Consequently, language rights must necessarily serve to promote both the primary goal of achieving substantive equality for official language minority communities, and their continued growth and vitality in political and social harmony.
I know that such an acknowledgement is not enough to change people's mindset. The wording of the act itself cannot alone guarantee the survival of a linguistic community. The determining factor lies rather with the members of that community. It's up to them to shoulder this responsibility. They are the ones who need to ensure that these rights are respected.
In any event, I will have the opportunity later to answer any questions the members of the committee may have about Bill C‑13. First of all, I would say that I consider the bill to be a step in the right direction. It's true that it might go into certain issues more thoroughly, but as Charles de Montesquieu put it so well, “The better is the mortal enemy of the good.”
I'll go over all the positive aspects of the act with you, namely the recognition of the diversity of provincial and territorial language regimes that contribute to progress toward equal status in the use of French and English in Canadian society, and a specific acknowledgement of New Brunswick from the linguistic standpoint. I know that it is in the preamble to the act, but it needs to do a better job of defining the measures that the federal government will take. Later on, I will no doubt have an opportunity to discuss matters such as the appointment of a bilingual Lieutenant Governor in New Brunswick.
The intent of the new bill is also to set out legal obligations with respect to official languages and to ensure that they apply in emergencies. It's a step in the right direction.
It's important for section 16 of the act to apply to the Supreme Court of Canada. I should, however, point out that this straightforward amendment will not be enough to ensure that Supreme Court judges will always be able to understand what lawyers are saying in both official languages.
I'd now like to point out that the federal government will make commitments to protect and promote French. We can only hope that these commitments will be acted upon.
Francophone communities need to do something about a number of negative demographic trends, and concrete and effective measures are needed before it's too late. The federal government and the provincial governments must take action to support francophone communities across Canada.
Given the short delay between my invitation and this appearance, I prepared my speech in English.
And I want you to know that I'll be able to answer your questions in French as well.
I also prepared a letter to this committee, which I will send to the chair later this week, in which I more fully introduce myself. In it I will expand upon the points I'm going to highlight today and respond in more detail to any questions you may raise.
I appear here as an individual and not the representative of any organization. I was a member of the expert panel that made recommendations on official languages last year. I am certainly not what people like to refer to as an “angryphone”, a derogatory term used to ridicule members of the anglophone community so that their concerns don't have to be taken seriously.
I am here to discuss the importance of symmetry in official languages, the rights of minority-language communities in each province and procedural fairness in the application of the laws created or amended by Bill C-13.
The recent adoption of Bill 96 in Quebec has struck a significant blow to the English-speaking community in Quebec and has prompted many of our younger members to seriously contemplate moving out of the province after many years of relative linguistic peace. Some have already put those wheels in motion. The rights and vitality of our community are under threat. The adoption of Bill C-13 could not come at a more sensitive or difficult moment. Our community looks to the federal government to protect its rights and assure us equal treatment as a minority-language community in Canada.
While I certainly recognize that the French language is in need of protection in Canada, especially outside of Quebec given the overwhelming use of English in North America, it must still be recognized that the anglophone community in Quebec is, in fact, a minority-language community itself, which is also in need of protection by the federal government, not because English is threatened in North America but because the survival and vitality of our community are far from certain. We are Canadians who deserve equal rights within our own country.
I will move directly to my three areas of comment. First, the quasi-constitutional Official Languages Act has special status over other legislation. It can be used to interpret other federal laws. The Official Languages Act, like the constitutional provisions it brings to life, has always enshrined equal treatment of minority-language speakers. That thread is carefully woven throughout the act. As mentioned by others, Bill C-13 effects a dangerous paradigm shift, moving the Official Languages Act from a carefully crafted, well-balanced act that recognizes two official languages and two minority communities to an act that promotes unequal linguistic rights for its citizens based on their language and location.
I am also very troubled by references to the Quebec Charter of the French Language in Bill C-13, which thereby blur federal and provincial spheres of competency. Most egregious, however, is that this charter, as amended by Bill 96, purports to operate notwithstanding constitutionally protected fundamental rights and freedoms. By including references to the Charter of the French Language in the Official Languages Act, the federal government is supporting and implicitly legitimizing Bill 96, a law about which the Minister of Justice, David Lametti, recently indicated he had concerns and even certain fears. These references simply cannot be allowed to remain in the Official Languages Act.
With regard to the use of French in federally regulated businesses act, the problem here is that it treats English as the language of the majority but ignores the reality that English-speaking Quebeckers are themselves a minority-language community. These provisions, insofar as they apply to French-language minority communities outside Quebec, will promote the use of French in those regions and be positive for the rights of such communities and their members, but in Quebec they will instead be positive for the rights of the majority-language community and be detrimental to the rights of the minority-language community and its members.
This act will eliminate jobs for anglophones and reduce the services available to them in English in Quebec. It may also backfire and result in an exodus of federally regulated businesses from Quebec, given how easy it is to relocate in today's virtual world. Businesses will choose the path of least resistance and the least costly means of operating. If a business in Quebec is required to have certain materials available in French but is also permitted to have them available in English, the English materials will disappear over time. If a business is required to hold meetings and create internal communications in French but is also permitted to do so in English, the number of employees who prefer to communicate in English will be reduced through attrition. If a business is required to provide services in French but is also permitted to provide them in English, all the while restricted from making knowledge of a language other than French a job requirement, they will simply stop hiring non-francophone employees. While most of the young people in the English-speaking community in Quebec are functionally if not fluently bilingual, this will reduce the job opportunities available to them.
My letter will contain a number of recommendations, and here I will highlight four.
First of all, all one-sided provisions in the Official Languages Act that promote and protect only the French language should be eliminated. Alternatively, wherever Bill C-13 refers to the “protection and promotion” of the French language, the words “without causing undue prejudice to the English language minority community in Quebec” should be added.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being so patient. We're sorry about what happened earlier, but that's part of parliamentary life. I think they'll understand our penchant to debate our convictions and ideas.
My first question is for the representatives of the Quebec Community Group Network.
I'd like to hear what they have to say about the situation they are experiencing on the ground in Quebec with respect to French and English.
What's the current situation?
I might just decide to interrupt if the answer is taking too long, because I have only a limited amount of speaking time.
Our figures are based on a report published in 2021 by the Office québécois de la langue française, which noted an increase in the use of other languages, but no decline regarding the use of French in public settings.
Reports from the Office québécois de la langue française also show that in terms of immigration, French is adopted more often by children of newcomers to Quebec. These results corroborate the findings of demographers like Calvin Veltman and Jean-Pierre Corbeil.
I turned 70 in November and will be 71 this coming November. I can tell you that the status of the French language and other languages hasn't really changed in Montreal, but I'm speaking from anecdotal observation.
Serious demographic studies have reported that the use of French at work has increased, that the use of French as a common language in the public sphere has increased, and that the only area where there is a decline is in the use of French at home.
My position differs somewhat from what was presented earlier. I believe that one of the most important aspects of Bill C‑13 pertains to the protection of French. We know that the status of the French language in Canada is vulnerable in the provinces.
What I am very often unhappy about is that the problems experienced by the minority communities outside Quebec are often forgotten in the debate between anglo-Quebecers and French-speaking Quebecers. The language debate in Quebec is important. It's a debate between what I often call “two majorities and two minorities”, depending on the point of view. In Quebec, this debate is certainly not viewed in the same way as it is in francophone communities outside Quebec. These communities need a major change in direction if their development is to be supported.
Do you believe that Bill C‑13 should be amended to require that the lieutenant governors of all the provinces, and the Governor General of Canada, be bilingual and capable of expressing themselves in English and French?
Yes I do. If the federal government were ever to believe that this was inconsistent with the Constitution, we could always ask the Supreme Court to rule on the matter. I believe it's important. It could be done fairly straightforwardly through an amendment to the act requiring that the selection committee for candidates ensure that the person recommended be bilingual. It's important to avoid the kind of chaos that occurred in New Brunswick and…
We are making this recommendation largely because there is, in the wording of Bill C‑13, a degree of ambiguity with respect to what constitutes a national linguistic community compared to a regional or provincial one. This is explained in greater detail in our brief. However, we believe that it is always preferable in any legislation, and particularly in a quasi-constitutional act like this one, that things be as clear as possible.
Of course, we want to avoid problems. For example, if there is a francophone minority nationally, we want to avoid confusion between the assistance and support given to linguistic minorities in each province, which is what the QCGN wants to define as a linguistic minority, and the fact that the French language is a minority language within Canada. We would therefore like to have an equitable definition for linguistic minorities in each province.
First, the QCGN would like the program to become permanent to make it difficult to discard, as a previous government once did.
Second, I'd like to take a few moments to say that the QCGN fully supports Mr. Doucet's comments about supporting and assisting francophones outside Quebec, and the fact that these minority language communities are often not included in the discussion. We would like them to be central to the debate.
And we also believe that the Court Challenges Program should become permanent and its budget increased significantly. We are all well aware of the fact that defending a court challenge all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, as we saw recently in the case between the francophone school board and the Government of British Columbia, costs well over $1 million. The funding available under this program is currently inadequate.
Although Quebec is the only province in Canada with a francophone majority, many of the speakers mentioned the decline in the use of French resulting from the increased use of English. But in Quebec, the anglophone community is the linguistic minority.
What compromises do you feel could be reached to ensure that legislative provisions protect and promote linguistic minorities while safeguarding and promoting the use of French?
Mr. Doucet, would you like to make a start on answering the question?
I believe that it's altogether possible to promote, encourage and enrich the use of the French language in Quebec without impinging upon the anglophone community.
For example, according to the provisions of Bill C‑13 that pertain to the use of French in federally regulated private businesses, services must be provided in French, and may be provided in English.
For federally regulated private businesses, it would be desirable, and perhaps consistent with the official languages principle, to provide customer services in French. However, if someone were to request service in English, that person should have the right to receive it in English. French as a second language, for people from elsewhere who come here…
I sent a tweet to congratulate Premier François Legault for his assistance and very clear support of the Ukrainian people during the horrible invasion by Putin. He was praising the Ukrainian people, who were defending democratic principles. I asked Mr. Legault why it would be necessary to suspend fundamental rights guaranteed by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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So you should be in agreement with the United Nations Human Rights Committee. According to this UN committee: “A group may constitute a majority in a province [like French-speaking Quebec] but still be a minority in a State and thus be entitled to the benefits of article 27 [which is about minorities]. English-speaking citizens of Canada cannot be considered a linguistic minority.”
In Quebec, anglophones are part of the majority. It's as a result of this majority that they can enact legislation like the Official Languages Act and make it applicable to the Quebec, francophone and Acadian minority, even though it is anglicizing Quebec.
Canada's Official Languages Act recognizes two official languages and English-speaking and French-speaking minority communities everywhere in Canada. Recognition is through a quasi-constitutional Canadian statute, the Official Languages Act, or the OLA.
To begin with, we said that the Charter of the French Language, as amended by Bill 96, a Quebec bill which is now an act, was incompatible with the Official Languages Act, a quasi-constitutional statute. The reason we said that was because its use...
Quebec is trying to make French the only official and common language for the integration of newcomers. According to the Official Languages Act, there are two official languages. This therefore prevents the francization of immigrants.
Mr. Doucet, we think that if the language clauses were systematically negotiated in agreements between the federal government and the provinces and territories, they might have a considerable impact on the availability of services in French across Canada. If language clauses had been negotiated for the provision of early childhood education services to francophones and francophiles in Canada…
If language clauses had been negotiated for the provision of early childhood education services to francophones and francophiles in Canada, we could have sustainably altered Canada's social fabric and built bridges.
Manitoba is coping with the same challenge. We need to make sure that our children can attend day care services in French. These kinds of missed opportunities must be avoided in future.
Do you think that the government should systematically negotiate language clauses with the provinces and territories in agreements of this kind?
I believe that it's absolutely essential for the federal government to make sure that the provinces, and the anglophone provinces of Canada in particular, respect the francophone communities. You mentioned early childhood. In my view—and I have been saying so since the 1990s—for francophone communities outside Quebec, early childhood is the heart of the matter. Without tools to enable young children to have access to French-language day care services and programs that will prepare them for French-language school attendance, the francophone communities may lose the battle. It's therefore an essential factor.
The federal government needs to make sure that the funds earmarked for francophone communities are indeed used for that purpose, and not something else. We need clauses, but we also need to make sure that they are binding on the provincial governments, which must be made accountable for how they have used these funds.
The Commissioner of Official Languages still does not have the power to issue orders under part VII of the Official Languages Act. But we believe that the commissioner should have everything he needs in his toolbox to do his work properly and to protect the language rights of Canadians.
What do you think? Should the Commissioner of Official Languages be given the power to issue orders in part VII?
I think it's absolutely essential. For a long time, unfortunately, part VII remained a provision of the Official Languages Act that was not a matter for the courts. I myself have appeared in court, all the way to the Supreme Court, to argue otherwise.
Fortunately, an amendment has made it possible for issues to be decided in court, but I don't think it's enough. The Commissioner of Official Languages needs to have the power to require institutions to fulfil their positive measures obligations under part VII.
These new compliance orders now included in part VII should also be expanded. I believe that too many institutions are still disregarding their obligations under part VII. Expanding the commissioner's powers would be a major step forward for official languages in Canada.
There was a time when I sincerely believed that the power to impose monetary penalties was the best way to force institutions to comply with the act. Now, I am very keen on the mechanism that is being put forward, namely compliance orders. If monetary penalties are only symbolic, I doubt that they would force institutions to comply with the act. Compliance orders, which establish commitments and timelines for institutions, are more important than monetary penalties.
Right now, I feel that the monetary penalties proposed in the act are only symbolic. The amount levied on certain institutions will not force them to comply with the Official Languages Act. I have much more hope for the alternative compliance orders measure.
For the time I have remaining, I would like to point out that during the pandemic, there were serious shortcomings throughout the federal government with respect to communications in French, both within the public service and with the general public. Government departments clearly need a central agency to bring offending ministers back in line.
Do you think that the Treasury Board should perform this central agency role?
Yes, I think that the Treasury Board should perform this role. It would be helpful to have a central agency, but as I was saying earlier, even with the best possible legislation, if the message is not sent from on high, meaning at the political level, from the Prime Minister, the ministers and the senior public officials, it will not be understood at the base.
I believe that it's important to have a central agency, but that it's just as important to have clear political leadership from the federal government to ensure that the act is complied with. Without such leadership, I don't believe that the foot soldiers in the various departments will fall in line.
Mr. Naymark, do you, like the Quebec Community Groups Network, agree that Bill C‑13 should be amended to increase the Commissioner of Official Languages' power to issue orders under part VII of the Official Languages Act?
I also mentioned this in a short document I took the time to prepare for the committee. I wrote it over the weekend, because it was only last Friday that I knew I was going to appear before you.
I point out, for example, that section 16 of the Official Languages Act, which concerns the Supreme Court of Canada, does not really guarantee that all Supreme Court judges will be bilingual. There could be a group of five bilingual judges when francophones appear, and nine judges who would not necessarily be bilingual for other cases. These are things that could certainly be changed.
I also spoke earlier about a possible amendment to ensure that future lieutenant governors of New Brunswick be bilingual. That's another amendment that could be added.
I'd like to note that even though this bill is important, it will not solve everything. Even with the best possible legislation, unless there is the political will to implement it, nothing will change. I would like to see some political leadership and more awareness of the enormous challenges being faced by all francophone communities in Canada, and which are threatening their survival.
Maybe in the same light as my colleague, I would submit for consideration, seeing as the witnesses were cut off for an hour, that maybe we can reconvene them for another hour.
My question is for Ms. Jennings.
Since Bill C-13 includes the reference to the Charter of the French Language specifically, can you elaborate on the effects of the recent adoption of Bill 96 on English-speaking Quebec and how it ties in with those concerns?
You only have three minutes for the question and answer. Clearly, I would not be able to provide a fulsome answer to that. I can highlight a number of things, which are, one, it puts restrictions on or makes it extremely difficult for employers, and that includes in public institutions, to hire individuals who speak a language other than French. It reduces the level of services, both in the health and social services sectors. It makes access to services in English in justice much more difficult. It's put a cap on the student enrolment in the CEGEPs. There is a whole list.
You said that Bill C-13 does not go far enough to fix the historical problems of part VII of the act. Can you please provide a specific recommendation for how you think part VII should be amended?
My last question is more of a judicial one. What impacts would recognizing a provincial law, such as the Quebec charter, in a federal act have on the interpretation of the latter? Could this reference negatively affect the interpretation of the recognized rights of Quebec's anglophone communities?
I'll start with your second question first. Legally the impacts of acknowledging the Charter of the French Language in federal legislation are simply not known. Could they negatively affect the rights of English-speaking Quebeckers? Yes, they certainly could.
On part VII, we've expressed two main concerns, and our recommendations four, five, six and seven speak to the improvements to part VII that we're asking for, first, to make it legally enforceable and, second, to make it work better for English-speaking Quebec. Those are elaborated on in our brief.
Ms. Jennings, the federal government considers anglophones to be the official language minority in Quebec, just as francophone and Acadian communities are in the minority in the rest of Canada. However, in Quebec, all funding for official languages programs goes to the anglophone community.
For example, your organization receives perhaps $1 million per year, in addition to funds from the Court Challenges Program and from official language access to justice programs.
These programs were established under the Official Languages Act. The money that goes to the French schools is used to teach English to francophones. The rest goes entirely to the anglophone side of things.
Mr. Doucet, for the past few weeks we have been conducting a study on francophone immigration. Many witnesses, including people from New Brunswick, have told us that the issue of francophone immigration is a matter of survival.
Do you think that the government should develop a proper francophone immigration policy and work with the Société nationale de l'Acadie and other similar organizations that have links abroad?
Do you believe that the government should promote our francophone minority communities to those we want to welcome here as new Canadians in francophone communities, and particularly in minority communities?
I could not have expressed that any better than you have just done. Yes, francophone communities need more support in terms of immigration. Right now, the survival of these communities depends on it.
In New Brunswick, newcomers mainly integrate into the anglophone community. We are still not meeting either the provincial or federal targets.
The 4% target for Canada and the 33% target for New Brunswick are inadequate to maintain the demographic weight of francophone communities. The percentages would probably have to be reversed. It's essential for francophones to meet a francophone immigration target that is much higher than 4%.
If we believe in the survival of francophone communities across Canada, then the federal and provincial governments need to take this issue seriously.
I apologize to the witnesses. I know that things were hurried. There are some days when, as part of our duties as parliamentarians, we have to deal with motions. So we're sorry, but that's just a fact of parliamentary life.
I'd like to ask the witnesses to send the committee clerk any additional information they consider important. She will get this information to us quickly.
Once again, thanks to everyone.
We have to leave, because another committee meeting is going to be held in this room.


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and potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser] on microleakage under metal orthodontic brackets. Materials and Methods: Sixty freshly-extracted human premolars were randomly assigned MAPK Inhibitor Library to four equal groups: group 1, 37% phosphoric acid; group 2, 37% phosphoric acid + 2% CHX; group 3, 37% phosphoric acid + KTP laser; and group 4, CPB. The teeth were kept in distilled water for 24 h, and thereafter subjected to 500 thermal cycles. Then specimens were sealed with nail varnish, stained with 0.5% basic
fuchsin for 24 h, sectioned, and evaluated under a stereomicroscope. Microleakage was scored with regard to the adhesive-tooth interface and the bracket-adhesive interface at both incisal and gingival margins by the same person. Statistical analysis was accomplished by one-way AZD6244 ANOVA and the Kruskal-Wallis test, with significance set at p = 0.05. Results: Microleakage was observed in all groups. No statistically significant difference was observed among all groups in terms of microleakage when bracket-adhesive and bracket-enamel interface along both gingival and incisal margins was evaluated (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The lowest microleakage scores were observed in the control group. CPB, KTP, and CHX groups did not show significant differences with the control group (p > 0.05), but the mean scores of the CHX group were higher than those of the other two experimental groups.”
“In 2009, we celebrated a centenary of the discovery of Chagas disease. Despite the great knowledge accumulated regarding the parasite and the disease itself, many epidemiological aspects of the disease rest to be clarified.

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EIGHTEENTH DAY “I have esteemed the Words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12.
Before we went to work we had, as an habitual practice, our seasons for prayer and reading the Holy Scriptures. Should the children of God neglect this and let their work or service for God interfere with caring about their own souls, they cannot be happy in God; and their happiness must also suffer on account of it.
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We are proud to announce excellent news for the Railway Division of Tesmec Group.
The construction of the new production plant in Monopoli (Bari) is officially started.
This project, which requires the recruitment of 30 employees, is expected to be ready by July 2018.
This innovative facility, with an overall covered surface of 4.500 m2, will be dedicated to engineering, prototyping and manufacturing several special railway vehicles: railway wagons for the catenary installation and maintenance, multipurpose units, shunting locomotives and power units for passenger trains.
The whole manufacturing cycle will observe the highest Standards in terms of energy saving and environmental protection. Top-level efficiency, automation and high-tech production process are the key for a significant production capacity increase.
The estimated investment for the new facility will be approximately 8 million euro; moreover, also R&D and prototyping investments in the railway industry are expected. Both the investments are supported through contributions from the Program Agreements of Regione Puglia.
Furthermore, Tesmec Groups, through the subsidiary Tesmec Service, signed with RFI - Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A - a supplementary order of 7,2 million euro for additional supplies related to unexpected new Standards as part of the awarded public tender last December 2016, for the supply of 88 multipurpose railway vehicles for the maintenance of the Italian railway network.
Last December 21st, during an official ceremony at Officina Nazionale Mezzi D’Opera (ONMO) in Catanzaro Lido, the first two prototypes model OCPC600, multipurpose railway vehicles with 2 axles, were delivered to RFI.
This confirms the great designing capability of Tesmec Group, which today actively operates also in Italy, after significant experiences already gained in USA, Norway and in China.


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Rachel is a passionate plantsperson, YouTuber and author living in Ireland. She grows a wide range of hardy subtropical and tropical plants.
How to Plant Out Dahlias in 5 Easy Steps
Dahlias can be planted out once all danger of frost has passed, and in my region, that means at the end of May. You must follow a specific process when planting out dahlias, and simple though it may be, it's important to get it right. Here's a quick and easy step-by-step guide to planting out dahlias in spring.
Step 1: Harden Off Your Dahlias
Before planting out dahlias, they need to be hardened off. Plants that have been started in a greenhouse or house need about a week of acclimatization to outside temperatures before going permanently out there. This can be accomplished by bringing your plants outdoors in their pots every day and back in again at night.
If this gorgeous plant is still somewhat new to you, here's some information on how to start dahlias in pots.
Step 2: Choose a Suitable Place for Planting
Choose a position for your dahlias. I like to plant mine in borders in the garden where other plants will hide their cabbagey foliage and they'll add to my flower display. Others grow dahlias to cut and bring indoors. Whatever you want them for, dahlias need full sun and fertile soil.
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Step 3: Plant Your Dahlias
Dig a hole that comfortably accommodates your plant's root ball. Remove your dahlia from its pot, place some potting mix at the base of the hole and position your plant so that it's buried to the same depth as it was before. Backfill with a mixture of potting compost and earth. Firm down well.
Step 4: Stake Your Dahlias
Your dahlias will need staking, and it's better to do it now at this stage before your plant actually needs it to avoid breakages. Choose a sturdy stake; some dahlias, especially the dinner plate sized ones, can be quite heavy.
Step 5: Water Well
And finally, water your dahlias in well. You can expect flowers from July, and with assiduous deadheading, your dahlias will go on producing right until the first frosts. Happy growing!
Should You Lift Your Dahlias? (Pros and Cons by Zone)
More Springtime Gardening Ideas
- 3 Flowering Perennials for Early Summer
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Learn how to sow and grow beautiful annual poppies in your garden from seed.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
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The more the merrier.
That's the mantra that a Long Island family will use to ring in 2018 surrounded by friends and lots of family — including the five foster children they officially adopted last month.
Aleisha and Anthony Bryant will celebrate their first New Year's Eve since expanding their family's numbers into the double digits, counting their own two kids from previous relationships and a former foster daughter.
The Bryants made the decision in 2015 to open their hearts and their Baldwin home to foster children in need when an agent with You Gotta Believe — an adoption agency that specifically places older foster kids and sibling groups — recommended a family of five siblings, ranging in age from 6 to 18.
"My initial reaction was, 'No way. There's no way we'll be able to take in five children,' " 35-year-old Aleisha Bryant told the Daily News. The Con Ed customer service worker and her husband, Anthony, 52, an armored guard for Dunbar, were unsure if they could make it work, but their determination overcame any doubt.
The two were friends for a number of years before they got married, and always knew that a big family was in their future.
"We didn't know how we were going to do this, but we knew we had enough love to make it work," Aleisha said.
It was tough for Mekhi, Aleisha's 16-year-old son from a prior relationship, and there were growing pains.
There was a lot on the family's plate between work, homework, meals, snacks, laying out clothes and just being parents, but the Bryants embraced the challenge. "Initially it was difficult, as you imagine," Aleisha said. "It was a lot of turmoil and difficulty trying to blend in the beginning. Now they all are doing so much better and welcomed us as mom and dad."
They adopted the quintet of kids on National Adoption Day in November, at the Long Island Children's Museum.
"We still have no regrets; it's been a roller-coaster ride, but it's been worth it," Aleisha added.
Elizabeth, 18, the oldest of the five, is attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice and focusing on her future after spending years looking out for her four younger brothers. Their father was deported, and their mother was no longer able to provide for them. "Having them in my life is probably the best thing I could ask for," she said of the Bryants.
"I thought most of the time foster parents were in it for the cash," she added. "This family wasn't like that. Even though it was a strain, they made everything work."
A friend of the family was so awed by the Bryants' superhuman feat of raising the kids that the pal entered them in the T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods "Gift My Gathering" initiative. The contest awards special families with a spectacular holiday gathering. The Bryants are one of five winning families nationwide.
A team from the retailers took over the Bryants' home Saturday, made over the kids' rooms, the living room and other parts of the house — and prepared a party for the family.
"We were speechless, just absolutely surprised by everything they did," Aleisha Bryant said.
A smorgasbord of Southern food and a DJ awaited the group, which included a few more family members who were flown in for the fete.


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If you own a dog and plan to go on a trip, you may be considering a dog boarding facility. Some people prefer to have a neighbor or friend check in on their dog. They believe this option is cheaper and easier, but it may not be as beneficial. This post discusses the many reasons why dog boarding facilities are great investments for pet owners.
Dogs Stress When You’re Gone
Your dog is likely to experience separation anxiety when you go out of town. This is true whether you will be gone for a few days or a few weeks. The staff members at dog kennels are trained to deal with this anxiety. Your dog may feel much more comfortable and safe when they are surrounded by loving, experienced carers.
Keep The Dog’s Routine
Most pet owners have preferred routines for their furry friends. For example, you may want your dog to get exercise each day or eat a specific brand of food. You cannot be sure that specific needs are met if someone is simply stopping by to check on your pet. At a dog boarding facility, you can give detailed instructions about your dogs needs. They will be met with the utmost care and attention.
Safety for Your Canine!
If your dog is an outdoor animal, you may have considered allowing him to stay in your yard while you are gone. This can be very risky, even if the weather is nice and your neighborhood is safe. Accidents and unpredictable events occur at any given moment. There is no way to be 100 percent sure your dog is safe outside. When your furry friend is at a boarding facility, you can feel confident about his or her safety.
A Las Vegas Dog Boarding Company Chimes In
We asked our local Las Vegas dog boarding facility why they recommend having a pet boarded while owners are away, and they said the following:
“Dogs are social animals and enjoy spending time with people (and sometimes other animals). When they are left alone, they easily become distressed and lonely. When you leave your pet at a dog boarding facility, he will be surrounded by people and other pets. This will create happiness and a positive environment for your dog. You can rest assured that he or she is not feeling lonely at all.” (You can visit their site for more info at http://www.lvdoghotel.com/long-term-dog-boarding/ or visit their company yelp page.)
Boarding is Best
As you can now see, there are many benefits to using dog boarding facilities. While they do cost money, they are a worthwhile investment for your beloved pet. Ensure that your dog is safe, healthy, and happy when you are not at home. Use a dog boarding facility to make this happen.
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Driving the No. 20 UNC Charlotte Toyota Camry, 19-year-old UNC Charlotte student Matt Tifft raced to a top 10 finish in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, Sept. 26. And he made his allegiance known: the car was decked out in UNC Charlotte logos, and the driver and crew wore UNC Charlotte-branded suits. Perhaps that gave Matt a competitive advantage?
“I think tonight went really well for my very first XFINITY race. Wheels (Mike Wheeler, crew chief) made some really good calls to make our UNC Charlotte Camry even better, and we were really good on long runs,” said Tifft. “I’m really proud of the guys and all of the hard work they put in to come out with a top-10 finish. Thanks to everyone at JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) and UNC Charlotte for this opportunity."
The UNC Charlotte branding package was accomplished with no University funds being spent; both were arranged between the racer’s management group and University Communications. Branding materials were provided by UNC Charlotte’s marketing department, which promoted Matt and the car through social media – making it the most popular post of the month.
Many members of the University community were excited to see UNC Charlotte on the track. “Having a national television audience se the UNC Charlotte car, driven by a UNC Charlotte student, racing for 300 miles is great exposure for the University,” said Stephen Ward, executive director for communications at UNC Charlotte.
A business management major from Hinckley, Ohio, Tifft currently runs a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He also competes in a limited number of ARCA Series events throughout the year. Read more about Matt’s journey.


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The Series MS Magnesense Differential Pressure Transmitter is an extremely versatile transmitter for monitoring pressure and air velocity. This compact package is loaded with features such as: field selectable English or metric ranges, field upgradeable LCD display, adjustable dampening of output signal (with optional display) and the ability to select a square root output for use with Pitot tubes and other similar flow sensors. Along with these features, the magnetic sensing technology provides exceptional long term performance and enables the Magnesense transmitter to be the solution for a myriad of pressure and flow applications. Field Upgradeable LCD. No need to order two separate transmitters. Simply stock a transmitter and display and you can satisfy any customer's requests. Simply remove cover and snap the LCD onto the board. Field Selectable Ranges in metric or English. Lowers stock and inventory requirements. You'll always have the right transmitter for every job. Digital Push Button Zero and Span. Reduces calibration time significantly over other transmitters that utilize potentiometers. Lowers maintenance time and costs. Adjustable Digital Dampening smooths out unstable pressure fluctuations common in air flow applications. Field Selectable Air Velocity Mode for fan and blower applications. Unit provides square root output that accurately tracks fpm or m/s flow rate. No need for a smart programmable indicator or PLC to convert pressure to air flow. Reduces components and installation time lowering overall costs.
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Country Plantation Home- 20 Minutes from Texas a&M(6 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:2 nights
- Property type:Farmhouse
- Pets considered:Ask Owner
- Wheel chair accessible:No
About the Property
4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
Located on a tall hill with plenty of oak trees on the edge of the Brazos River bottom facing Kyle Field, Oak Hill is a country plantation home- built in 1948- with four bedrooms (1 downstairs, 3 upstairs), three baths, and a private swimming pool with an adjacent lighted outdoor pavilion.
It is located in rural country farmlands- so you will be in a very private location with your guests. Home maintains originality to 1948, and is furnished with Texas Antiques. Bedding/linens are new. Amenities include original kitchen with fireplace, Pits N Spits Smoker/Grill, Satelitte TV (1). *GUESTS PROVIDE ALL MEALS DURING STAY*
Perfect location for larger parties for weekend getaways, Aggie football weekends, Reunions and Events.
Please contact us with any questions you may have.
Member since: 2013
- 5500 sq. ft.
- Max. occupancy 15
- Events Allowed
- Non Smoking Only
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Wheelchair Inaccessible
Bedrooms: 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 15, Beds for 8-15
Bathrooms: 3 Bathrooms
- DVD Player
- Away From It All
- Bird Watching
- Scenic Drives
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Dining Room
- Seating for 6 people
- Air Conditioning:
- Clothes Dryer
- Linens Provided:
- Living Room:
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Pantry Items
- Deck / Patio
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May 11 - May 14, 2017
2 night min stay
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2 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable Damage Deposit $500
- cleaning fee $200 + tax
- Tax Rate 8.25%
Owner's cancellation policy:
Cancelled bookings will not receive a refund.
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Oak Hill is a unique country plantation home located 16 miles from Texas A&M University overlooking the Brazos Valley. Located on a tall hill with plenty of oak trees on the edge of the Brazos River bottom and facing Kyle Field, Oak Hill is a 5500 sq. ft. country plantation home with four bedrooms, three baths, swimming pool with an adjacent lighted concrete pavilion.
Oak Hill is a great place to relax from the hustle and bustle of city life. It is located in RURAL COUNTRY FARMLANDS but is still close enough to drive into College Station for all of the activities Texas A&M or Bryan/College Station have to offer. Enjoy a vacation in this historic scenic area.
The home, built in 1948, is furnished with Texas Antiques and A&M Memorabilia. For your comfort, there are new professionally cleaned linens. There is satellite tv, DVD Player and Wii available for your enjoyment. *No WiFi. We encourage you to let relaxation sink in and take a nap, take a walk, play cards, read a book, laugh and swim all day long. Staying at Oak Hill is a relaxing experience you will remember forever.
Year Purchased: 1989
About the owner: This is a family owned property that sits on 100 acres and has hosted numerous weddings, parties, and currently serves as a vacation rental for large parties.
Why the Owner Chose Somerville, TX, USA:
We hope this unique historic property furnished with antiques and memorabilia will meet the needs of travelers visiting the Bryan/College Station area who need a place to accommodate a larger family or group.
The Unique Benefits at this Farmhouse:
Oak Hill is conveniently located in South Central Texas. Overlooking the Brazos River Valley and Texas A&M Campus, Oak Hill is in Burleson County, immediately adjacent to Brazos County. Oak Hill is approximately 90 miles north of Houston and 90 miles east of Austin. Oak Hill is in Texas wildflower country with bluebonnets being the star attraction. Complementing the natural beauty is the Antique Rose Emporium in close Independence, Texas. Oak Hill is on the very edge of the Texas Independence trail. Two of Sam Houston’s homes the Old Baptist Church where he worshiped are at Independence. The Star of the Republic Museum and Barrington Farm (home of Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas) are located at Washington on the Brazos State Park, home of the signing of Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. Oak Hill is located on the edge of an antiquer’s dream. Historic towns to visit are Montgomery, Navasota, Brenham, Carmine, Round Top, and Bellville. The Round Top/Warrenton Antiques Show, one of the largest and best shows in the United States, is held annually in April and October. Oak Hill is about 45 miles from this event. Oak Hill is 16 miles from Texas A&M University , Kyle Field, Olsen Field, Reed Arena, and Bryan/College Station. Restaurants are down the road at Snook, Somerville, Brenham and Bryan/College Station.
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Country Plantation nestled among old oaks on 100 acres. Private Property.
Original 1948 kitchen furnished with Texas Antiques.
Wood burning fireplace. Butlers pantry.
TV/Bar Room with Satellite TV. Queen pull out bed
Downstairs bathroom- between TV Room & Study.
Downstairs Bedroom- access to Butler's Pantry/Kitchen, Main Foyer & Front Door
Party Deck with Lights
Oak Hill is located in the farmlands of Burleson County- 16 miles from Texas A&M
Secluded country setting. Enter through backdoor. Second story screened porch.
Original 1948 Oven and Stovetop
Upstairs Landing. Newly refinished original long leaf pine wood floors upstairs!
Jack and Jill bathroom with original 1948 porcelain sinks
Private Diving Pool
Old Caboose - Please Beware as its in a state of repair. Very cool though!
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Date last modified - Friday, April 14, 2017
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A perennial favourite of mine since it came out, in 2008. 10 songs by Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire.
It's a strange joy to have one of your favorite songwriters be a close friend and bandmate. Couch Pop is Tape Junk's coolest collection of songs (the yellow tape they come in is just wonderful too).