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Quebec language minister says changes to Bill 101 are not an attack on English
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 24, 2020 – The Coalition Avenir Québec government will soon make changes to Quebec’s French language charter. Simon Jolin-Barrette announced that he will table legislation to modify Bill 101 early in the new year. But as Gobal’s Raquel Fletcher reports, he has revealed few details of what that plan will actually look like, which […]
Quebec announces plans to strengthen French language laws
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 24, 2020 – Quebec’s Minister Responsible for the French Language, Simon Jolin-Barrette, announced on Tuesday a plan to table a bill aimed at strengthening French in the province. “Quebec was born in French, and it will stay French,” Jolin-Barrette said at a news conference on Tuesday. Read more
Anglos skeptical about CAQ plan to reinforce French Language Charter
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 25, 2020 – Members of Quebec’s English-speaking community have reacted with skepticism over promises by the Legault government to respect the rights of the minority in its overhaul of the French Language Charter. “We heard the same thing about Bill 40, and the Quebec English School Boards Association is in court now defending our […]
Déclaration du QCGN concernant la langue française
/dans Communiqués de presse, Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN Communications24 novembre 2020 – Lors d’une récente réunion du Comité permanent des langues officielles de la Chambre des communes, l’on a remis en question le déclin de la langue française au Québec. Au cours de cette audience, d’autres déclarations ont laissé entendre que la minorité linguistique anglophone du Canada n’existait pas. Abordons rapidement ce dernier […]
Beloved Montreal holiday book fair pops up online
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 20, 2020 – For arts organizations, as indeed for all of us, 2020 has meant adapting on the fly. Read Quebec: Holiday Book Fest, a joint project of the Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec and the Quebec Writers’ Federation, is a perfect case in point. From its launch in 2015, the event initially […]
Meet our CBC charities of the year
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 9, 2020 – Tyndale St-Georges and Family Ties New Carlisle have been selected as our charities this holiday season. Throughout November and December, CBC will collaborate with both charities to showcase stories of people in our communities who are making a difference. Read more
Appreciation: Breakfasts at Barbie’s with Father John Walsh
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 17, 2020 – We were six long-time friends who would gather regularly for breakfast at Barbie‘s in Dorval. COVID-19 not only put an end to the breakfasts, but sadly closed Barbie’s for good. When we last met, there was one empty chair. Pat Rourke had left us some time before, after a prolonged battle […]
Officials lament Quebec government’s decision to reschedule English school board elections
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 16, 2020 – Advocates for and officials at Quebec’s English-language school boards are sounding the alarm over the fast-approaching election date to fill any seats that weren’t filled by acclamation this fall. The province quietly announced late Friday that those elections would be held on Dec. 19 and 20. They were originally scheduled for […]
Legault defends Quebec’s decision to hold school board elections during pandemic
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 16, 2020 – Premier François Legault says he believes elections for Quebec’s English school boards can be conducted safely in December despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Legault said Monday that public health has fully endorsed the idea of allowing the vote to take place even if it said the opposite in October. Read more
Quebec flip-flops on English school board elections
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 14, 2020 – After postponing English school board elections on the advice of public health officials, the Quebec government has done an about-face and announced voting at some English boards will take place five days before Christmas. Although most positions on the council of commissioners were filled by acclamation in October, the important positions of board […]
Quebec Education Ministry decides to go ahead with school board elections amid COVID-19 crisis
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 14, 2020 – Quebec’s Ministry of Education decided English school board elections will go ahead despite previously postponing them due to COVID-19 health concerns. The government originally postponed the November English school board elections back in October due to public health recommendations. Affected school boards were however informed Friday evening that despite the continuous […]
Quebec’s reversal on school elections received with ‘stupefaction’: school board association
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 14, 2020 – The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is speaking out against the province for what it calls “disdain for the democratic process” following a surprise announcement that schoolboard elections will be held in December. “Given the urgency of this communication we are, exceptionally, writing to you today in English,” wrote QESBA […]
Anglo groups contest Quebec’s decision to hold English school board elections during pandemic
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 14, 2020 – Two English-language school and community groups are demanding the Quebec government backtrack on its decision to go ahead with school board elections despite the pandemic. Last month, Quebec’s premier announced the elections would be postponed, without specifying when they would take place. Read more
New QCGN president Jennings reaches out to regional anglos
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 11, 2020 – The newly elected president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) says she wants to rebuild ties with regional anglophone associations that bolted from the organization last year. Marlene Jennings, 69, beat incumbent president Geoffrey Chambers in a vote of representatives from member organizations gathered in an online annual general meeting […]
Opinion: The path toward a stronger anglophone community in Quebec
/dans Nouvelles du QCGN /par QCGN CommunicationsNovember 9, 2020 – Last Thursday, members from across the English-speaking community elected me as new president of the Quebec Community Groups Network — at a critical time in our organization’s 25-year history. I am humbled by their confidence and trust. Congratulations to my fellow board members for stepping up to serve our linguistic minority […]