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Allison Hanes: Anthony Housefather pays the price for defending Quebec anglos
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanMount Royal MP Anthony Housefather “showed great moral and political courage in defending our community’s rights. That is what good MPs do,” said Joan Fraser, a retired Liberal senator and board member of the Quebec Community Groups Network, which led the charge against C-13. “He deserves our gratitude.”
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Montreal teen grilled on eligibility for English driving exam
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanA young woman who requested to do her driver’s test in English was denied by a branch of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, with employees claiming that the test would be administered in French under Bill 96. “People are unsure of their rights and how to prove their rights and about the individual applications in these situations,” says QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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Bill 40 struck down
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanAfter several years of defeat, Quebec Superior Court Judge Lussier’s ruling on Bill 40 is a hopeful drip of optimism for English rights in Quebec, says QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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Bill 40 ruling ‘a triumph for English school boards,’ says SWLSB
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe recent Quebec Superior Court ruling on Bill 40 “is a significant victory not only for the English-speaking community of Quebec, but for official language minority communities across Canada,” says QCGN president Eva Ludvig. She adds that “education rights are vital because of the well-established link between education and cultural and community vitality.”
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Quebec considers appeal after judge rules parts of Bill 40 violate anglophone minority education rights
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“We truly hope that the government will decide not to appeal this clear decision that is based on our rights to manage and control our schools,” says Dan Lamoureux, president of the Quebec English School Boards Association. The QCGN welcomed the decision by the Superior Court of Quebec on Bill 40.
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School governance: English school boards win their case
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe QCGN welcomes the Quebec Superior Court’s ruling on Bill 40. QCGN President Eva Ludvig calls for the Quebec government not to appeal the court’s decision.
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Quebec’s English school board reform is unconstitutional, court rules
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe Quebec Superior Court’s ruling on Bill 40 is “a significant victory not only for the English-speaking community of Quebec, but for official language minority communities across Canada,” reads a statement by QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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Victory for the English-speaking community over Bill 40
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“(W)e are particularly pleased that our rights have been recognized and respected thanks to this decision,” says Dan Lamoureux, president of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) about the Quebec Superior Court’s ruling on Bill 40. “This is an important victory not only for the English-speaking community in Quebec, but also for official language minority communities across Canada,” reads a statement from QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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Robert Libman: Is Justin Trudeau rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanOntario MP Arif Virani takes over the role of justice minister and attorney general following the removal of LaSalle—Emard—Verdun MP David Lametti from the federal cabinet last week. “The Quebec Community Groups Network is probably already working on organizing a meeting,” writes columnist Robert Libman.
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Quebec French Language Ministry says Montrealer who was denied English service by RAMQ was entitled to it
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanUnder Bill 96, we can expect to see more incidents like that of Susan Starkey, who was hung up on by the RAMQ for asking to converse in English, says QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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RAMQ must serve certain users in English, French language ministry confirms
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“He made me feel like a second-class citizen.” West Island resident Susan Starkey speaks about her phone call with a RAMQ employee who, despite being bilingual, hung up on her after she asked to communicate in English. QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge says that the passage of Bill 96 will lead to such egregious incidents.
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Montreal woman says RAMQ hung up on her because she spoke English
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“[François Legault] promised that health care services wouldn’t be impacted by Bill 96.” MNAs Gregory Kelley and Madwa-Nika Cadet voice their indignation over a 75-year-old West-Island woman being hung up on by the RAMQ due to her lack of knowledge of French. The QCGN voiced its discontent of the RAMQ’s conduct on Twitter.
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Townshippers’ won’t plan protests against contentious language laws, president says
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe Townshippers’ Association will meet with elected officials to express its concerns about Bill 96, rather than organize protests about the language legislation, says Townshipppers’ President Don Warholtz. The approach taken by groups like the QCGN and the Task Force on Linguistic Policy “is a little bit different than us,” he adds.
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Man furious after Quebec-issued death certificate not accepted because it’s not in French
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanUnder Bill 96, the family of a man who passed away 14 years ago is required to pay $100 for the death certificate to be officially translated into French. “There are so many elements in Bill 96 that are so invasive, so ridiculous, so unnecessary that we knew as time went on and things started being implemented that we would see the absurdity,” says QCGN President Eva Ludvig.
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Protecting … by removing protections?
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanPontiac Journal editorial writer Fred Ryan asks, “Does C-13 actually modify Canada’s constitution — without going through the constitutional process of national consent?” He continues, “If the QCGN interpretation is accurate, then it seems, to a layman, that the federal Liberal government has allowed a serious end-run around constitutional guarantees by strengthening Quebec’s Bill 96.”
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