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Recalling the question that divided families, and the night the No side won
/in Press Coverage /by Tseli MoshabeshaQCGN President Geoffrey Chambers, who worked for the No camp during the 1980 referendum on Quebec sovereignty, said the English community was fairly united on the No side, but in other communities “there were families in which you couldn’t talk about it.” Read more
Opinion: Anglos’ COVID-19 anxiety should be understood, not deflected
/in QCGN News /by Tseli MoshabeshaIt is more important to understand why there is a difference in reporting anxiety levels among Quebecers than to deflect, writes Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS). An ACS/QCGN survey reveals that some 34 per cent of Quebec anglophones know someone who has been diagnosed with the virus compared with 21 […]
Legault singles out English media for poll showing fear in anglophones
/in QCGN News /by Tseli MoshabeshaA new poll commissioned by the Quebec Community Groups Network and conducted by Leger shows anglophones and allophones are more worried than francophones about contracting COVID-19. When asked why he thinks angolphones fear catching the virus more than francophones, Legault suggested English media coverage may be to blame. Read more
Faced with poll showing COVID-19 fears among English speakers, Legault blames media
/in QCGN News /by Tseli MoshabeshaA new poll shows that English speakers in Quebec are significantly more worried about COVID-19 than French speakers, and are almost twice as likely to wear a mask. Faced with these numbers on Wednesday, Legault lashed out at English-language media, saying at a press conference that the Montreal Gazette in particular “has a certain responsibility.” […]
COVID anxiety higher among anglophones than francophones, survey shows
/in QCGN News /by Tseli MoshabeshaEnglish-speaking Quebecers are more likely than francophones to be afraid of contracting COVID-19 and more likely to know an infected person, according to a new Léger Marketing survey. The survey, commissioned by the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies, found 68 per cent of anglophones polled were afraid of contracting COVID-19, […]
English-speaking Quebecers fear COVID-19 more than francophones, poll suggests
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauAnxiety levels surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic vary based not just on where people live in Quebec, but also on their mother tongue, a web survey conducted by Léger Marketing has found. Allophone and anglophone respondents are much more likely to fear that they or somebody in their immediate family will catch the disease than francophones are, the […]
COVID-19 Survey on the Perceptions of English-speaking Quebecers
/in QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauThe Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies commissioned Léger Marketing to conduct a Web survey on COVID-19 and the perceptions of English-speaking Quebecers. Results indicate that English-speaking Quebecers are more afraid of getting the virus than their francophone counterparts and more likely to be afraid of an immediate family member getting […]
COVID-19 Self-care Guide distributed in French only
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by Catheline Moreauby Geoffrey Chambers, President of the Quebec Community Groups Network The Government of Quebec determined it was a public health imperative that a detailed 24-page guide providing Quebecers with critical information on best practices in dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency be delivered to every household. This was done, at substantial cost, because every […]
Job Posting: Director of Community Development and Outreach
/in Careers /by Catheline MoreauStart Date: as soon as possibleTerm: permanent, full-time (37.5 hours/week) The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is looking for an experienced Director of Community Development and Outreach, with strong strategic, communications and relationship-building skills. Reporting to the Director General, this is an opportunity to take on a leadership role to support and strengthen English-speaking communities […]
QCGN Welcomes Wider Distribution of COVID-19 Self-care Guide to English-speaking Quebecers
/in Press Releases, QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauMONTREAL, April 21, 2020 – Following strong advocacy efforts by the Quebec Community Groups Network and others, the Government of Quebec has taken measures to deliver its COVID-19 Self-care Guide to the majority of English-speaking Quebecers. The Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, told CJAD’s Aaron Rand yesterday afternoon that the government will mail out an English-language version of the COVID-19 guide to than 800,000 Quebecers who file their tax […]
Quebec erred by not sending out English version of COVID guide
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauBy Geoffrey Chambers, President of the Quebec Community Groups Network The government of Quebec determined it was a public health imperative that a detailed 24-page guide providing Quebecers with critical information on best practices in dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency be delivered to every household. This was done, at substantial cost, because […]
QCGN Creates Information Hub in Response to Coronavirus Crisis
/in QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauThe Quebec Community Groups Network believes that during this unprecedented crisis, it is essential that members of linguistic minority communities have access to quality information in our language. In response, QCGN’s team has created an online information tool that provides access to reliable information in English from trusted sources. Our coronavirus response hub, put together by QCGN […]
West Island’s Family Resource Centre ready to help families during COVID-19 crisis
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauThe phone has been ringing quite a bit at the Family Resource Centre in Pierrefonds “Over this week, I’m sure we’ve received easily over 100 calls,” said Ron Swan, executive director of the Family Resource Centre, which helps families and children dealing with behavioural issues. Read more
Analysis: Legault gets top marks from all sides amid COVID-19 crisis
/in Press Coverage /by Catheline MoreauQUEBEC — It is one of those ironies of politics that a leader can look at his or her best when things are at their worst. As the COVID-19 crisis rocks the planet, Premier François Legault finds himself in just that position. Suddenly even anglophones who did not vote for the Coalition Avenir Québec in the 2018 […]
Quebec’s English-speaking Community and Official Languages
/in QCGN News, QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauOn March 11, the Quebec Community Groups Network hosted a conference surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act. This important piece of legislation that sets out constitutional rights for minority language communities across Canada is often misunderstood by English-speaking Quebecers. To help conference participants and our community take a deeper look at the […]