Currently, most applicants must demonstrate a professional proficiency in either English or French to qualify for citizenship, but a private member's bill Bloc MP Sylvie Bérubé introduced in February would change that to require French for immigrants who have settled in Quebec.
The chance to debate the legislation comes after Montreal Liberal MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos told the House of Commons official languages committee last week that the idea of a French-language decline is a "myth."
She reversed her comments following a social media backlash, saying in a statement Saturday her remarks were "insensitive," that French is in decline and that she hopes to find ways to protect it.
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