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Analysis: Pride and Pragmatism are Hallmarks of Legault’s First Year in Office
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Montreal Gazette’s political reporter Philip Authier reflects on key moments that have marked the Coalition Avenir Québec’s first year in power. There have been a series of initiatives, most notably the plan to abolish school boards and the implementation of Bill 21, have concerned the community at large commented QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers.
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50 Years Since the Official Languages Act, Language still a Federal Election Issue
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsAs the federal election coincides with the 50th anniversary of Canada’s Official Languages Act, language- rights organizations such as the QCGN are lobbying for politicians to re-examine the Act, writes Professor Stéphanie Chouinard.
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The Anglophone Community and the CAQ
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsDuring a panel discussion on MAtv’s City Life on Coalition Avenir Québec’s first year in power, QCGN General Director Sylvia Martin-Laforge discusses the government’s public consultation tour with English-speaking Quebecers. The Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, is also interviewed.
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Pride and Pragmatism are Hallmarks of Legault’s First Year in Office
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsPolitical reporter Philip Authier reflects on key moments that have marked the Coalition Avenir Québec’s first year in power. There have been a series of initiatives, most notably the plan to abolish school boards and the implementation of Bill 21, have concerned the community at large explained QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers.
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One year of Legault government: tense relations with minorities
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsFrom its plan to rehaul school boards to Bill 21, The Journal de Montréal analyzes the rising tensions between the Coalition Avenir Québec and minority groups, including the English-speaking community. Despite the tension, the government is willing to listen to community concerns, said QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers.
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The Future of French Education in the Supreme Court
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsSupreme Court judges will hear from minority languages communities today in the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia case. While the case is about language education rights for French speakers in British Columbia, the QCGN is showing solidarity with Francophone minority organizations in calling for a broad and generous interpretation of Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. QCGN will be participating in the hearings, with President Geoffrey Chambers explaining that the goal “is to remind the court that this article concerns English-speaking and French-language minorities and explains why the management and control of minority language instruction is equally important in the context of Quebec.”
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English Quebecers have trust issues with the CAQ: Leger poll
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsNew Léger poll finds that majority of English-speaking Quebecers, 78 per cent, said they have greater faith in their community organizations to provide services in their mother tongue. When it comes to education, 81 per cent of people said they trust English-language school boards, according to the five community groups that commissioned the survey. The results do not come as a surprise to QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers who says the results “demonstrate very clearly that English-speaking Quebecers feel Premier François Legault and his party do not understand English-speaking Quebecers and are not committed to defending our rights and institutions.”
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Poll shows Anglo-Quebecers mistrust Provincial Government
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsPoll showing that majority of Quebecers do not trust the Coalition Avenir Québec does not come as a surprise to QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers, who says that “I think this government has given a number of soft signals that it’s not really listening to the community,” said Chambers. “(They’re) continuing to talk about school boards, what they did with Bill 21 and even some harder signals taking away our schools.”
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Anglophones Have Little Trust in CAQ Government, Poll Suggests
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe majority of English-speaking Quebecers feel the Coalition Avenir Québec does not understand their concerns, shows a Léger poll commissioned by the QCGN, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS). QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers says the results do not come as a surprise and further shows that “there have been a series of government initiatives that are very worrying to the community.”
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English-Community Leaders Question Timing of Report on EMSB
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsEnglish-community leaders question timing of release of scathing report on the English-Montreal School Board. QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers reiterated his stance on the English-speaking community having the right to control and manage constitutionally protected institutions.
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Leaders in Quebec’s anglophone community request meeting with education Miinister
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsEnglish-speaking community leaders, including QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers, joined forces requesting a meeting with Education Minister Jean-François Roberge ahead of his decision on the future of the English-Montreal School Board.
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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.
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A linguistic squabble, retour vers le futur?
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsRadio-Canada’s Émilie Dubreuil looks back at the history of English-speaking advocacy groups and their contributions. QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers remarks that the current political climate is complicating gains made by the community.
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English-speaking Quebecers don’t want CAQ Government to Abolish School Boards: Poll
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsA new Léger poll shows many English-speaking Quebecers believe school boards are valuable to them and don’t want them to be abolished.
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Majority of Anglophone Quebecers say Axing School Boards Puts Minority Language Rights at Risk: Survey
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsIn an Interview with Global Montreal, QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers quotes a new poll that shows the vast majority of English-speaking Quebecers are concerned plans of abolishing school boards would put minority languages at risk. The poll by Léger Marketing was commissioned by the QCGN, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) and the Association of Canadian Studies (ACS)
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