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THE QUEBEC COMMUNITY GROUPS NETWORK HAS A NEW PRESIDENT!
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 6, 2020 – Marlene Jennings, newly elected President of the Quebec Community Groups Network, speaks to CJAD’s Aaron Rand. Listen here
EMSB trustee Marlene Jennings elected president of the Quebec Community Groups Network
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 5, 2020 – Marlene Jennings’ time as the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) trustee is coming to an end this Thursday at midnight, but she’s already taking on new challenges. Jennings, a former Liberal MP, was elected president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) — a non-profit umbrella organization bringing together English-language organizations […]
[VIDEO] Marlene Jennings elected president of English-language rights group QCGN
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 6, 2020 – The Quebec Community Groups Network, a network of English-speaking groups across the province, has a new president. Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings was elected Thursday night. As Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, there are plenty of files Jennings plans to tackle starting with improving relations with other Anglophone groups. Read more
EMSB trustee Marlene Jennings elected president of the Quebec Community Groups Network
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 5, 2020 – Marlene Jennings’ time as the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) trustee is coming to an end this Thursday at midnight, but she’s already taking on new challenges. Jennings, a former Liberal MP, was elected president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) — a non-profit umbrella organization bringing together English-language organizations […]
Marlene Jennings is the new president of the Quebec Community Groups Network
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 5, 2020 – A year after members of the Quebec Community Groups Network resigned citing issues with the network’s leadership, the organization has elected Marlene Jennings as its new president. The network held its annual general meeting Thursday evening, highlighting some of its priorities for the year. Read more
Jennings looks ahead
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 5, 2020 – It’s a busy week for Marlene Jennings. Completing her mandate as trustee of the English Montreal School Board, winning the presidency of the Quebec Community Groups Network, and on the eve of her 69th birthday next week, the former Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine MP is looking to the future of Quebec’s English speaking minority. […]
Opinion: Montreal-area Anglophones need their own advocacy organization again
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 6, 2020 – Mark Twain has been rumoured to have said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” And for Anglophones, the 2018 election of the right-leaning CAQ government with only one Anglophone caucus member, Christopher Skeete, is reminiscent of the 1976 sweep of the left-leaning Parti Quebecois that likewise only included the […]
Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 18, 2020 – (AUDIO) QCGN President Marlene Jennings was the guest on CBC Montreal’s Radio Noon with Shawn Apel Wednesday. A wide-ranging discussion covered school board elections during the pandemic, QCGN’s relationship with the Quebec government, and the future of the Network. Listen here
QCGN Opposes Holding School Board Elections in Red Zones
/in Press Releases /by QCGN CommunicationsMontreal, November 14, 2020 – The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) shares the disbelief of parents and school board officials who have just learned that English school board elections will be held December 20 – despite the sustained surge in COVID-19 cases. “This new date is valid for all school boards, even if their territory […]
Marlene Jennings vows to rebuild bridges as QCGN’s new president
/in Press Coverage /by QCGN CommunicationsNovember 6, 2020 – After a challenging year that saw many of its members resign, newly elected Quebec Community Groups Network president Marlene Jennings says she’s ready to rebuild bridges and reach out to anglophones across the province. Jennings was elected president at the QCGN’s annual general meeting Thursday evening. A former Liberal MP who […]
Embracing Change and New Leadership, QCGN wraps up 25th Annual General Meeting
/in Press Releases /by QCGN CommunicationsMontreal, November 5, 2020 – The Quebec Community Groups Network marked its 25th year this evening during a virtual Annual General Meeting where members explored new ways of collaborating with member and stakeholder groups to ensure English-speaking Quebecers speak with one strong voice. Prior to the pandemic, the QCGN was close to completing an inclusive […]
QCGN Response to House Leaders – October 9, 2020
/in Press Releases /by QCGN CommunicationsDear House Leaders: On October 1, 2020, Government House Leader Simon Jolin-Barrette introduced a motion in the National Assembly regarding the exclusive use of French by members of the legislature in their addresses to members of the press gallery, unless dealing with issues of safety and public health. The motion was supported by all parties. […]
Substantive Overhaul for Official Languages Act is Overdue
/in Press Releases, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsThe annual report issued today by the Commissioner of Official Languages underscores the breadth and depth of the preparatory work contributed to modernizing the Official Languages Act by linguistic minority communities across Canada. “The time for talk and promises is past; a substantive overhaul is overdue,” said Geoffrey Chambers, president of the Quebec Community Groups […]
Government Must Not Territorialize the Equality of Canada’s official Languages
/in Press Releases /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Speech from the Throne yesterday reiterates a core Canadian value – in the spirit of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and the Official Languages Act. The Throne Speech emphasizes that our two official languages are woven into the fabric of our country and reaffirms the federal […]
Opinion: A reprieve for English school boards, but battle continues
/in QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsThe Quebec Community Groups Network is heartened by an encouraging decision last week from the Court of Appeal in our community’s fight against the imposition of Bill 40. In August, the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) had obtained an injunction from Superior Court suspending application of Bill 40 for English boards until the merits […]