Bernier, Thomas-Alfred
Avocat et journaliste, le franco-manitobain Thomas-Alfred Bernier a été membre du Sénat du Canada du 27 octobre 1892 au 20 décembre 1908 :
Voici un extrait de l'une de ses interventions en tant que sénateur:
« In the first place, we have the right to rely on the general promises of protection contained in the federal constitution as explained during the debates on the resolutions placed before the Parliament of old Canada in 1865. Then fears were entertained and vigorously expressed by the opponents of the measure as to the condition in which the minorities might afterwards find themselves. But it was repeatedly said that all through confederation, and for all time to come, the minorities would receive protection and be accorded the free and full enjoyment of their language…Why? Confederation was conceived and passed and adopted expressly with that view. »
Débats du Sénat, 7e lég., 4e sess. (3 avril 1894), p. 101-102.
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