A group of longtime community representatives have written to Education Minister Jean-François Roberge following his message in The Montreal Gazette this weekend. They are seeking an urgent meeting with the minister to discuss the situation at the English Montreal School Board.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Logo-QCGN250.png159200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-09-16 15:39:372019-09-16 16:03:16Letter to Education Minister Jean-François Roberge
QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers said the community is skeptical following leaked information that claimed English-speaking Quebecers would be pleased with government’s plans for the future of school boards.
A Léger poll commissioned by the QCGN, the Quebec English School Board Association (QESBA), the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) shows that 82 per cent of English-speaking Quebecers are attached to school boards. Some 55 per cent of Quebecers, both French- and English-speaking, do not agree with a CAQ government plan to abolish them.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mg_300x300_rgb-e1485201819250.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-09-12 14:54:232019-09-12 15:06:49Poll Shows Quebec Anglos Do Not Want School Boards Abolished
Marking the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Official Languages Act, Radio-Canada takes an in-depth look at the vitality of Canada’s linguistic minority communities. Many issues are on the table for Quebec’s English-speaking community, says Geoffrey Chambers, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. Among them, he adds, is the need for an administrative tribunal to give the Act additional teeth.
Following a meeting with Education Minister Jean-François Roberge last week, representatives of Quebec’s English-speaking community are cautiously optimistic they have the government’s ear ahead of its planned school board reform. “The minister gave us a good solid hour and listened carefully to the positions of the community, which were very well expressed,” said Quebec Community Groups Network president Geoffrey Chambers, who took part in the meeting.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mg_300x300_rgb-e1485201819250.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-16 13:57:132019-08-19 14:10:11Anglo Group, Quebec Education Minister Meet to Discuss School Boards
QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers sat down with Global Montreal’s Dan Spector to discuss a recent meeting between APPELE-Québec, which is defending democratically elected school boards, and Education Minister Jean-François Roberge, whose government has plan to abolish them.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GlobalNews-01.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-14 15:05:072019-08-15 15:07:35QCGN and CAQ hold meeting ahead of the new school year
The Coalition Avenir Québec government’s receptiveness to the creation of a Commissioner of the French Language is a worrying sign and could potentially send the wrong message, says QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers: “This is a gesture or a reaction or a move that tries to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CTV-01.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-13 15:00:402019-08-15 15:02:27CAQ language commissioner could strengthen Bill 101
Rising fears among Quebec’s anglophones that their rights are at risk are based on the fact they’re dealing with a government mainly concerned with the will of its majority and is failing to communicate with its minority groups, the province’s largest English-language advocacy group said Monday.
English-speaking Quebecers are more worried about their rights than they were two years ago, according to the latest Forum Research survey. Most feel services for English-speakers in Quebec have declined since the Legault government took over nine months ago.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mg_300x300_rgb-e1485201819250.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-05 14:38:522019-08-05 14:41:45Anglo angst on rise in Quebec following CAQ election, poll shows
Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly says progress has been made in terms of protecting French-language rights. When questioned about the concerns of the English-speaking linguistic minority, she said she keeps an open line of communication with the Quebec Community Groups Network.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ONFr-e1487961048891.jpg200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-03 14:35:482019-08-05 14:52:18"Official Languages Have Become a Passion" - Mélanie Joly
“Our common goal is for Canadians to accept the benefits of having official-language minority communities and to invest in supporting them, in order to have a country where French- and English-speaking Canadian feel at home and comfortable living everywhere. ” – Geoffrey Chambers, QCGN President.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ONFr-e1487961048891.jpg200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-08-01 13:54:572019-08-05 13:58:17"We know that Francophones have their own reality" - Geoffrey Chambers
Retired teacher Christopher Eustace wrote in Le Devoir that he looking forward to Quebec’s consultation of English-speaking Quebecers so he can talk about cleaning up the Coalition Avenir Quebec’s plan to abolish school boards. His minority opinion is not shared by our community, replied Quebec Community Groups Network President Geoffrey Chambers, who remarked that a strong majority of English-speaking Quebecers want to protect their constitutional right to manage and control their schools.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LeDevoir_web-01.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-07-29 13:35:562019-08-05 13:54:36Reply about the English-speaking community
Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, was interviewed on Breakfast Television about a planned government plan to consult Quebec’s English-speaking community. QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers said he is skeptical about the design of the consultation.
QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers and former MP Marlene Jennings, co-chair of QCGN’s Access to Justice in English committee, discuss the challenges and concerns of Quebec’s English-speaking community on CBC Montreal’s Radio Noon
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CBCNews_web-without-News-1.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-07-25 15:22:482019-07-26 15:57:23What place do anglophones have in Quebec?
QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers was not impressed by the announcement of a Quebec consultation that would lead to a government action plan for English-speaking Quebecers. He said the QCGN will be critical of a process that is clearly a public relations tour.
https://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LeDevoir_web-01.png200200QCGN Communicationshttps://qcgn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/qcgn-pan-trans-white.pngQCGN Communications2019-07-24 14:03:412019-07-25 14:07:57Quebec Wants to Adjust the Pace with English-speaking Communities
En poursuivant votre navigation sur ce site, vous acceptez l'utilisation de cookies pour analyser votre utilisation du site et améliorer votre expérience. AccepterEn savoir plus...
Letter to Education Minister Jean-François Roberge
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsA group of longtime community representatives have written to Education Minister Jean-François Roberge following his message in The Montreal Gazette this weekend. They are seeking an urgent meeting with the minister to discuss the situation at the English Montreal School Board.
Read letter (in French and English)
School boards: Discussions Progress, note Anglophones
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers said the community is skeptical following leaked information that claimed English-speaking Quebecers would be pleased with government’s plans for the future of school boards.
Read more (in French only)
Poll Shows Quebec Anglos Do Not Want School Boards Abolished
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsA Léger poll commissioned by the QCGN, the Quebec English School Board Association (QESBA), the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) shows that 82 per cent of English-speaking Quebecers are attached to school boards. Some 55 per cent of Quebecers, both French- and English-speaking, do not agree with a CAQ government plan to abolish them.
Read more
Official Languages, a “Record Skipping” for 50 years?
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsMarking the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Official Languages Act, Radio-Canada takes an in-depth look at the vitality of Canada’s linguistic minority communities. Many issues are on the table for Quebec’s English-speaking community, says Geoffrey Chambers, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. Among them, he adds, is the need for an administrative tribunal to give the Act additional teeth.
Read more (in French only)
Anglo Group, Quebec Education Minister Meet to Discuss School Boards
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsFollowing a meeting with Education Minister Jean-François Roberge last week, representatives of Quebec’s English-speaking community are cautiously optimistic they have the government’s ear ahead of its planned school board reform. “The minister gave us a good solid hour and listened carefully to the positions of the community, which were very well expressed,” said Quebec Community Groups Network president Geoffrey Chambers, who took part in the meeting.
Read more
QCGN and CAQ hold meeting ahead of the new school year
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers sat down with Global Montreal’s Dan Spector to discuss a recent meeting between APPELE-Québec, which is defending democratically elected school boards, and Education Minister Jean-François Roberge, whose government has plan to abolish them.
Read more
CAQ language commissioner could strengthen Bill 101
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Coalition Avenir Québec government’s receptiveness to the creation of a Commissioner of the French Language is a worrying sign and could potentially send the wrong message, says QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers: “This is a gesture or a reaction or a move that tries to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”
Read more
CAQ overlooking minority groups, QCGN says
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsRising fears among Quebec’s anglophones that their rights are at risk are based on the fact they’re dealing with a government mainly concerned with the will of its majority and is failing to communicate with its minority groups, the province’s largest English-language advocacy group said Monday.
Read more
Anglo angst on rise in Quebec following CAQ election, poll shows
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsEnglish-speaking Quebecers are more worried about their rights than they were two years ago, according to the latest Forum Research survey. Most feel services for English-speakers in Quebec have declined since the Legault government took over nine months ago.
Read more
“Official Languages Have Become a Passion” – Mélanie Joly
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsOfficial Languages Minister Mélanie Joly says progress has been made in terms of protecting French-language rights. When questioned about the concerns of the English-speaking linguistic minority, she said she keeps an open line of communication with the Quebec Community Groups Network.
Read more (in French only)
“We know that Francophones have their own reality” – Geoffrey Chambers
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN Communications“Our common goal is for Canadians to accept the benefits of having official-language minority communities and to invest in supporting them, in order to have a country where French- and English-speaking Canadian feel at home and comfortable living everywhere. ” – Geoffrey Chambers, QCGN President.
Read more (in French only)
Reply about the English-speaking community
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsRetired teacher Christopher Eustace wrote in Le Devoir that he looking forward to Quebec’s consultation of English-speaking Quebecers so he can talk about cleaning up the Coalition Avenir Quebec’s plan to abolish school boards. His minority opinion is not shared by our community, replied Quebec Community Groups Network President Geoffrey Chambers, who remarked that a strong majority of English-speaking Quebecers want to protect their constitutional right to manage and control their schools.
Read more (in French only)
CAQ Plans Anglo Consultation
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsParliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, was interviewed on Breakfast Television about a planned government plan to consult Quebec’s English-speaking community. QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers said he is skeptical about the design of the consultation.
Watch video
What place do anglophones have in Quebec?
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers and former MP Marlene Jennings, co-chair of QCGN’s Access to Justice in English committee, discuss the challenges and concerns of Quebec’s English-speaking community on CBC Montreal’s Radio Noon
Listen here
Quebec Wants to Adjust the Pace with English-speaking Communities
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers was not impressed by the announcement of a Quebec consultation that would lead to a government action plan for English-speaking Quebecers. He said the QCGN will be critical of a process that is clearly a public relations tour.
Read more (in French only)