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Rectifying the misrepresentation of Alliance Quebec
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauWriting in The Suburban, William Johnson says he wants to correct the historical record regarding the circumstances under which Alliance Quebec broke apart. Johnson, a national columnist for The Montreal Gazette in 1998, provides his perspective on the circumstances following Quebec’s 1995 referendum that led him to launch what he calls “a hostile takeover” of Alliance Quebec.
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Is this the end of public services in English?
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers denounces coming changes in language rules announced by Minister responsible for French language, Simon Jolin-Barrette. Chambers says such modifications are discriminatory and will only divide French and English-speaking communities.
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CAQ targets newcomers with more restrictions on access to English services
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauNewcomers and others deemed to not be part of the “historic English-speaking community” will see drastic cuts to services provided in English. QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers criticizes new language restrictions suggested by Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister responsible for French language.
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Disruption within the Quebec Community Groups Network
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers sat down with Global Montreal’s Elysia Bryan Baynes to discuss the resignation of member organizations.
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English language arts network leaves anglo umbrella group
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauEnglish Language Arts Network Executive Director Guy Rodgers explains why the organization resigned from the QCGN.
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More defections at Quebec’s anglophone lobby QCGN
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauThe English Language Arts Network (ELAN) becomes the latest member to quit the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN). At least 11 member groups have left, The Montreal Gazette reports.
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Anglo lobby president accuses CAQ of ‘engineering’ defections
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauThe Coalition Avenir Québec and the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers are contributing to internal strife with member organizations, said QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers.
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Legault denies wanting to destabilize anglo group
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauIn the mist of an important internal crisis, the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) accused the CAQ government Monday of leading a “clandestine” campaign in an attempt to “destabilize” it.
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A network of anglo organizations accuses Quebec of working to divide it
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauQuebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), president alleges that the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, encourages the network’s member organizations to leave or disavow their positions if they want to keep their part of public funding.
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Quebec anglophone group accuses government of working to undermine it
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauGeoffrey Chambers, President of The Quebec Community Groups Network, the umbrella organization representing English-speaking community groups in Quebec, accused the provincial government of trying to undermine the organization. Quebec Premier François Legault dismissed the allegations, as being “completely false.”
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Anglo-rights group accuses Quebec government of trying to destabilize English-speaking community
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauGeoffrey Chambers, President of the Quebec Community Groups Network accuses the provincial government of trying to divide English speakers and destabilize the network supporting them, writes Rachel Lau from CTV Montreal.
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Legault denies the CAQ is trying to undermine anglo group QCGN
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauPremier François Legault rejects allegations his government is attempting to destabilize the leadership of the Quebec Community Groups Network, writes Philip Authier of The Montreal Gazette.
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Study points to ‘problematic’ lack of English in Quebec health care
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers responds to study published by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, showing “problematic” access to health and social services for vulnerable English-speakers and newcomers. Chambers says the seriousness of the matter should not be dismissed.
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Anglo group accuses Quebec of working to “destabilize” it
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAlready troubled relations between the Legault government and Quebec’s English-speaking community turn much rockier, reports Martin Croteau of La Presse, as the Quebec Community Groups Network accuses the province of a clandestine destabilization campaign.
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Once Touted as ‘Historic,’ Secretariat Accused of Undermining Anglo Groups
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauThe Coalition Avenir Québec government is using the provincial secretariat for anglophone affairs to surreptitiously destabilize anglophone groups and “undermine the legitimate leadership of the community,” the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) says. Reporter Andy Riga of The Montreal Gazette examines the history of the secretariat.
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