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: Columnist Konrad Yakabuski argues that I should just be quiet about the threat that Quebec’s Bill 21 poses to the rights and freedoms of Quebeckers because it emboldens separatism, somehow.
When rights are being eroded, silence is acquiescence. Staying silent on the erosion of rights for some Canadians means other rights can also be put at risk. I grew up on a farm and know that erosion always leads to more erosion. I love Quebec. I raised my family in Quebec for more than a decade during their formative years. And, in my work as a parliamentarian, I had the benefit of developing a greater understanding of, and affinity for, the people of Quebec and their beautiful province that means so much to all of us, as Canadians.
That’s why I am confident in saying Quebec is stronger without Bill 21. I know that Quebeckers are better than Bill 21. Most of all, I know that the rights of minorities should never be eroded by the actions, or inaction, of the majority.
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