Anglophone issues largely ignored in this campaign
The Montreal Gazette, Robert Donnelly
”Only the Liberals and Bloc bothered to respond to request for policies”
There are many issues in this federal election campaign, and when so many questions are on the table, it can be difficult to get a clear answer on any single one.
For English-speaking people across Quebec, there are several electoral issues that will have an impact, directly or indirectly, on the vitality of our communities.
In the so-called battle for Quebec, no party seems overly eager to reach out for anglophone votes, at least openly.
As president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, I and many in our member organizations have been following the campaign closely. (The QCGN is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization bringing together several English language organizations and key stakeholders, for the purposes of enhancing the vitality of English-speaking minority communities and promoting linguistic duality and bilingualism.) Read more…