English-speaking community needs to speak with one voice

By Geoffrey Chambers, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network

These are tumultuous times for Quebec’s English speaking-community. The signal from the Quebec government is that it intends to persist in attacking our values and our rights. If we are going to continue to promote a tolerant and inclusive Quebec, we will need to speak with one voice. That means bringing together all of the groups and individuals that make up English-speaking Quebec, including major institutions that serve our community such as our  universities, CEGEPs, school boards, municipalities, health and social service institutions – as well as the foundations and groups that support these organizations. The QCGN plays a critical role in defending the interests of our community and protecting our constitutional rights, often bringing different groups together and helping forge a common strategy and game plan.

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