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Quebec provincial government wants more powers from Canada to protect French language
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauThe CAQ government caused some concern in Quebec’s anglophone community Friday, as they made public the changes they’re hoping to see in federal language laws. Among their demands, Quebec wants Canada to recognize it as a protector of French, and to be granted more powers to do so. That has anglophone groups worrying the rights […]
Loi sur les langues officielles: Ottawa doit protéger le français d’abord, martèle Québec
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAlors qu’Ottawa s’apprête à moderniser sa Loi sur les langues officielles (LLO), Québec avise le fédéral d’accorder à la langue de Molière un traitement préférentiel. En fait, selon le gouvernement de François Legault, seule la langue française est minoritaire au Canada. C’est l’essentiel des constats faits par la ministre des Relations canadiennes et de la […]
Only French should have official status as minority language in Canada: CAQ
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauReaction from anglo groups was swift and negative, with a warning that Ottawa must not cede any responsibility for official languages to the provinces. QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec government has sparked an angry reaction from Quebec’s English-speaking community over its vision of reforms to Canada’s Official Languages Act. “This is a non-starter,” said Quebec Community […]
Langues officielles: discordances apparentes entre Joly et LeBel
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsBien que Mélanie Joly ait accueilli poliment les demandes du gouvernement du Québec, la ministre fédérale et son homologue Sonia LeBel ne parlent visiblement pas le même langage à l’approche d’une importante réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles. Read more (In French only)
Canada Must Not Abandon its Leadership on Official Languages
/in Language News, Press Releases /by QCGN CommunicationsMontreal, February 5, 2021 – The Government of Canada must not retreat from its legal and moral obligation to Canada’s linguistic duality, and support for our French and English linguistic minority communities. In a letter to Federal Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly, Quebec’s Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie, Sonia LeBel, states that the sole official minority language […]
Bell Media makes major cuts at CJAD
/in Language News, Press Coverage, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsBell Media, despite a strong financial performance and recently having received $122 million in pandemic-related labour subsidies, exacted what some are calling a jobs “bloodbath” at radio station CJAD. Without notice, Bell Media decimated the CJAD newsroom. Shuyee Lee, who has been with the station since 1993, confirmed her departure on Twitter and added that […]
QCGN Asks Minister Roberge to Fund LEARN to Tutor English-speaking Students
/in Press Releases, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsMontreal, February 1, 2021 – The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) shares the concerns of the English Parents’ Committee Association (EPCA) and the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) about new tutoring services for Quebec students during the pandemic. Last week, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge unveiled new investments in tutoring for Quebec students using online […]
How Many English-speaking Quebecers Are There?
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauStatistics are used to paint a picture — to tell a story. What statistics are presented, and how they are utilized and to what ends, is another matter. They are instruments used at the discretion of the storyteller. Canadians have a special interest in statistics that tell our linguistic story. We pay special attention to […]
Editorial: A time for English-speaking Quebecers to focus on our future
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsWith new measures to protect French imminent from both the Quebec and federal governments, English-speaking Quebecers should be forgiven for wondering, ‘what about us?’ writes the Montreal Gazette’s editorial board. Quebec’s English-speaking communities also require protection, even if English — as the majority language in Canada and the world’s lingua franca of commerce, technology and […]
My Quebec: English-speaking Quebecers are beleaguered, but blessed
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsFor English-speaking Quebecers, being a minority within a minority can be both a burden and a blessing, writes retired senator and former editor in chief of the Montreal Gazette, Joan Fraser. While linguistic division is one of our defining features, Quebecers also have much in common, writes Fraser who sits on the board of the […]
We must protect French – but not at the expense of Quebec’s English-speaking communities
/in Language News, Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauBy Marlene Jennings, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network At the dawn of 2021, English-speaking Quebecers are witnessing the relative language peace we have enjoyed for many years fade. In Ottawa, Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly has promised to table a white paper as the basis for protecting and promoting French not only outside of […]
Opinion: QCGN to be a crucial, constructive voice in coming debates
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauBy Marlene Jennings • Special to Montreal Gazette Let’s protect French without diminishing the vitality and viability of Quebec’s English-speaking communities, which are increasingly fragile. The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) and many English-speaking Quebecers are determined to serve as crucial and constructive voices throughout upcoming debates that are bound to prove emotional and sometimes acrimonious. We […]
Montrealers to watch in 2021: Jennings ready to rumble for anglo rights
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline Moreau“This whole French-language debate excludes the interests of our community,” says the new president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. “It’s been non-stop busy,” said Marlene Jennings, looking back on 2020. “I’m still trying to catch my breath; and I haven’t been able to do that yet.” In September, she ended a whirlwind, one-year stint […]
Interview with Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by Catheline Moreau(VIDEO) As a former Liberal MP and someone who has dedicated most of her life to community involvement and public service, Marlene Jennings is now working to unite English-speaking community members in her new roles as president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. In this year in review, Global’s Laura Casella speaks to Jennings about […]
A Look Back and What’s to Come for Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by Catheline Moreau(VIDEO) Marlene Jennings has taken on a new role. She joins Global’s Laura Casella to talk about her vision for the English-speaking communities across Quebec. Go to video