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Job Posting: Communications Coordinator
/in Careers /by Catheline MoreauStart Date: As soon as possible The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is seeking a bilingual, dynamic, tech savvy individual to provide communications, website and social media management, as well as other communications support and some in-house translation. QCGN offers a competitive salary, a generous benefit package including vacations and time off. Our offices are […]
EMSB renounces $250,000 in federal funds for legal challenges
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline Moreau“It’s very improper for the ministry to implement policies and laws that compromise the community’s constitutional rights and for them to impede the community in verifying whether those constitutional rights have in fact been compromised,” said Geoffrey Chambers, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. “It’s possible we have a disagreement among good faith parties […]
Premier Legault Attempts to Muzzle English-speaking Community
/in Press Releases /by Catheline MoreauStatement by the Quebec Community Groups Network Montreal, February 7, 2020 – This has been a difficult week for Quebec’s English-speaking community as our rights continue to be dismissed and our relations with the Quebec government deteriorate further. On Monday, the Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-language Education in Québec (APPELE-Québec), an alliance of […]
APPELE-Québec Deplores Government Haste in Involving Closure on Bill 40
/in Press Releases, QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauMontreal, February 6, 2020 – APPELE-Québec expressed today its frustration and displeasure with the Government of Quebec’s decision to once again limit debate on Bill 40 by invoking closure. Since the tabling of this complex and at times incoherent bill – it amends 84 separate Acts of the National Assembly – Education Minister Jean-François Roberge […]
Local alliance determined to mount Bill 40 court challenge
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAPPELE-Quebec announced last week that the community will be taking the Quebec government to court to challenge Bill 40. Quebec Community Groups Network President Geoffrey Chambers said the Bill cannot withstand serious constitutional scrutiny. Read More
APPELE-Québec Disappointed with Government’s Hasty Decision to Reject Court Reference
/in Press Releases /by Catheline MoreauMontreal, February 4, 2020 – APPELE-Québec is disappointed with the Government of Quebec’s hasty decision to reject the proposal for a court reference to decide whether Bill 40 is constitutionally sound. APPELE-Québec had asked that the Quebec government to submit a reference to the Court of Appeal in relation to Bill 40; An Act to […]
Bill 40: Anglo organisations contest the reform
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAn alliance of organizations which represents English-speaking parents and educators question the constitutionality of Bill 40 on school governance. It asks that the bill be sent back to appellate court, or else the organizations could undertake legal procedure themselves. Read more (In French)
Anglophone groups want court to decide the fate of school-board reform
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAnglophone opponents of Bill 40 say they are ready for a “costly and prolonged court battle” against the Quebec government’s plan to abolish school boards that oversee elementary and high schools. Read more
English-speaking groups ask Quebec to seek court guidance over constitutionality of Bill 40
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauThe Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-Language Education in Quebec (APPELE-Québec), is urging the Quebec government to seek guidance from the Quebec Court of Appeal over the constitutionality of Bill 40. Read more
Court should consider school-board abolishing bill before it passes, English-speaking groups argue
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauMONTREAL — A court should consider whether Bill 40 is constitutional before the National Assembly votes on it, a group of English community leaders argued on Monday. The group, the Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-language Education in Québec (APPELE), opposes Bill 40. If passed, the bill would abolish school boards in Quebec, replacing […]
APPELE-Québec Proposes Path for Breaking Impasse on Bill 40
/in Press Releases /by Catheline MoreauMontreal, February 3, 2020 – APPELE-Québec, an alliance of 16 groups representing parents, educators and the community, is urging the Quebec government to seek a court ruling on the constitutionality of Bill 40 which seeks to abolish our school boards. Read more
Should English-speaking Quebecers Care About the Official Languages Act?
/in QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauGeoffrey Chambers is president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, which brings together English-language community organizations across Quebec. The English and French languages have been at the core of the Canadian experience for centuries. But only with the adoption of the Official Languages Act in 1969 did Canada establish its first national level policy respecting […]
QCGN Asks New Parliament to Deliver Improved Official Languages Act
/in Press Releases /by Catheline MoreauMONTREAL, December 5, 2019 – Following Thursday’s speech from the throne, the Quebec Community Groups Network trusts that the government will follow through on its pledge to modernize the Official Languages Act early in its mandate. “The throne speech was less explicit on policy matters than we would have wished,” said QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers. […]
APPELE-Québec calls for further study of Bill 40
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauFollowing a hearing held on Nov. 18 on Bill 40; An Act to amend mainly the Education Act with regard to school organization and governance, APPELE-Québec, a coalition to preserve English school boards, is urging the Quebec Government to delay passage of the bill to allow for further discussion and analysis. Read more
Are You on the List?
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by QCGN CommunicationsQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers reacts to the rumored news the Coalition Avenir Québec could be working on a list defining what constitutes an “historical anglo,” saying the news is rattling English-speaking Quebecers and creating a sense of anxiety. Watch video: