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Anglo youth in QC insecure about French skills, employment: report
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Chronicle-Telegraph, Scott French
Anglophone youth in Quebec are insecure about their French language skills, a new report by the Quebec Community Groups Network indicates. According to a Quebec City committee member who helped develop the report, this worry translates into a lack of confidence among young Anglos seeking employment in the region.
“A lot of anglophones are extraordinarily qualified, even over-qualified but they don’t feel like their French is sufficient to get a job in Quebec City,” Denise Caughey said. Read more…
Les jeunes anglos veulent améliorer leur français
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsLa Presse, Martin Croteau
Les jeunes anglophones se sentent exclus de la société québécoise, révèle un rapport financé par le gouvernement fédéral. Pour remédier à la situation, ils réclament de meilleurs cours de français ainsi qu’un programme d’échange qui leur permettra de s’immerger dans la culture francophone.
Du million d’anglophones qui vivent au Québec, 80% habitent dans la grande région de Montréal. Si la place de l’anglais dans la métropole soulève d’âpres débats, c’est une tout autre affaire en région. Les jeunes anglophones quittent l’Estrie, la Côte-Nord, la Gaspésie par centaines pour étudier en ville. Et rares sont ceux qui retournent à la maison, déplorent les groupes communautaires.
Avec une aide financière d’Ottawa, le Quebec Community Groups Networks (QCGN), qui regroupe une trentaine d’organisations de langue anglaise, a réuni en septembre 300 jeunes à Montréal. Il souhaitait ainsi trouver une solution à l’exode des jeunes. Read more…
Youth worry about the quality of their French: Written vs. oral. Report recommends student exchanges
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Gazette, David Johnston
Young anglophones in Quebec are worried their French isn’t good enough – and community leaders aren’t sure whether this is good news or bad news.
A study made public yesterday found considerable insecurity among anglophones ages 16 to 29 over the quality of their French-language skills.
Community leaders say more study will be needed to find out whether this means French-immersion programs are failing, or whether young anglos, who generally speak better French than their parents, are holding themselves to a higher standard.
“You look at the glass and you wonder whether it’s half-full or half-empty,” said Brent Platt, co-chairman of the youth wing of the Quebec Community Groups Network, the umbrella organization for anglophone community groups in Quebec. Read more…
Study on anglo youth concerns
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsCTV Montreal, Maya Johnson
English-speaking Quebec youth don’t want to leave the province but they find it difficult to function fully in French and don’t feel valued in Quebec society, a new report says.
The study, released Thursday by the Quebec Community Groups Network, suggests anglo youth harbour concerns about whether their French is good enough to get a job.
Young anglos who spoke with CTV News echoed many of the concerns highlighted in the report.
Mario Clarke, 28, said he’s been tempted to move to Toronto to find a job, but added “I’m going to try to stick it out for as long as I can.” Read more…
Charest talks economy, skirts language
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Chronicle-Telegraph, Scott French
During a recent visit to Quebec City, Liberal leader Jean Charest, the man who will most likely continue as Quebec’s premier following the December 8 provincial election, shied away from questions about anglophone representation in the province.
[…] Anglos currently hold 0.7 per cent of the province’s bureaucratic positions despite representing 13 per cent of the province’s population, according to the Quebec Community Groups Network. Read more…
Anglos are shunned or taken for granted
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Montreal Gazette, Don Macpherson
‘Political parties assume anglos will vote Liberal, so they don’t woo their vote’
For most readers of this column, this federal election campaign has probably been as much fun as high-school dances are for plain girls.
[…] This was in letters to the leaders of the four parties that elected members to the last Parliament, sent Sept. 12. As of yesterday, only the Bloc (!) and the Liberals had bothered to reply.
In fact, the Bloc was first to reply, only four days after the QCGN sent its letters. But its own two-page letter mostly ignored the QCGN’s questions and said in essence that anglophones would benefit along with other Quebecers from measures the Bloc had already proposed. Read more…
Anglophone issues largely ignored in this campaign
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Montreal Gazette, Robert Donnelly
”Only the Liberals and Bloc bothered to respond to request for policies”
There are many issues in this federal election campaign, and when so many questions are on the table, it can be difficult to get a clear answer on any single one.
For English-speaking people across Quebec, there are several electoral issues that will have an impact, directly or indirectly, on the vitality of our communities.
In the so-called battle for Quebec, no party seems overly eager to reach out for anglophone votes, at least openly.
As president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, I and many in our member organizations have been following the campaign closely. (The QCGN is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization bringing together several English language organizations and key stakeholders, for the purposes of enhancing the vitality of English-speaking minority communities and promoting linguistic duality and bilingualism.) Read more…
What say youth?
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Chronicle, Elysha Krupp
For Joanna Marchut, 26, the potential of Quebec both economically and artistically can be enhanced if French and English speakers cobined resources.
That’s why The Quebec Community Groups Network, in partnership with several member organizations, recently consulted with 300 youth across eight regions of Quebec to pinpoint barriers facing English-speaking youth in the region.
Around 100 young English-speakers from all over the province discussed the findings as well as strategic solutions on how to better serve Quebec’s English-speakers at a provincial youth forum held Sept. 27. Read more…
Editorial: Changes are needed to improve life for anglos
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsWe’ve long suspected that the teenagers and young adult children of anglophone and allophone Quebecers will soon be running much of Canada. But new evidence suggests that that same cohort is not diong so well within Quebec.
[…] A new ”consultation” with 300 young anglos conducted by the Quebec Community Groups Network has validated some aspects of that cheerful theory – but it has also turned up some startling and distressing findings about how the same people feel they’re being treated at home in Quebec. Read more…
Les jeunes anglos réclament de meilleurs cours de français
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsLa Presse, Martin Croteau
Les jeunes anglophones du Québec veulent de meilleurs cours de français. C’est l’une des conclusions d’une conférence organisée, durant le week-end, pour contrer la saignée qui menace des dizaines de petites communautés en région.
[…] ”Il y a environ 200 000 anglophones dispersés dans les autres régions du Québec, et ces communautés font face à un défi énorme à cause de l’exode des jeunes ”, explique Robert Donnelly, président de Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), organisme qui regroupe une trentaine de groupes communautaires de langue anglaise. Read more…
Bilingualism burdens young anglos: report
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Montreal Gazette, Hubert Bauch
The burden of bilingualism chafes on young anglos in Quebec. Many feel that even speaking both languages still leaves them second-class citizens.
A consultation with 300 young anglophones from all parts of the province conducted by the Quebec Community Groups Network found most are eager to integrate with the francophone milieu, but encounter obstacles, either because their school-taught French isn’t good enough, or because francophones are unwelcoming. Read more…
Young people discuss young people challenges
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Sherbrooke Record
A hundred English-speaking youth from across the province will meet this weekend at Concordia University to discuss the challenges facing young people in Quebec, review the findings of recent consultations held across the province and develop recommendations for the future of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
The GÉNÉRATION Youth Forum, organized by the Quebec Community Groups Network Youth Standing Committee, will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Concordia University. This event will be attedded by youths aged 18 to 29 from across Quebec and leaders from the English-speaking community. Read more…
New web portal for English-speaking youth
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Low Down
Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) recently announced that it is seeking submissions for a new web portal for English-speaking Quebec youth. The portal, developed in partnership with the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, is designed to provide English-speaking youth with an online forum and place to connect with others and share resources.
The website will include information and resources on all Quebec regions. ”This website will be a great first step in reaching out to English-speaking youth all over the province”, said Shawna Dunbar, co-chair of the QCGN Youth Standing Committee. Read more…
New online resource set up for Anglo youth: Information needed for empowerment
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Sherbrooke Record
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), a not-for-profit bringing together English language community organizations across the province, is seeking submissions for a new web-portal for English-speaking youth.
The portal, developed in partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, is designed to provide English-speaking youth with an online forum and a place to connect with one another and share resources from all Quebec regions.
“This website will be a great first step in reaching out to English-speaking youth all over the province,” said Shawna Dunbar, co-chair of the QCGN Youth Standing Committee. Read more…