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Liberal MP Housefather could face long-term blowback for voting against own party
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanMount Royal MP Anthony Housefather could face long-term backlash for voting against Bill C-13, as he was the only Liberal and only Member of Parliament to do so, says Professor […]
Liberal MP Housefather defies party, votes against federal language bill
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanMount Royal MP Anthony Housefather stood against the tide by voting “No” to Bill C-13 yesterday – the only MP in the House of Commons to do so. “It’s difficult […]
Senate Probe of Language Law’s Constitutional Effects Essential – QCGN
/in Press Releases, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanToday, the House of Commons adopted C-13 at third reading, having adopted amendments to the legislation last week that are deeply troubling to the English-speaking community of Quebec. The bill […]
Quebec is counting on ‘good faith’ from anglos seeking English services
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanQuebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says that government workers will rely on the honesty of citizens who say that they are entitled to receive services in English. According to […]
MPs Bibeau and Brière to vote ‘yes’ on C-13
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanSherbrooke MP Élisabeth Brière and Compton-Stanstead MP Marie-Claude Bibeau both intend to vote in favour of Bill C-13, the drastically overhauled Official Languages Act. The reference to Quebec’s Bill 96 […]
Hanes: Trudeau is throwing Quebec anglos under the bus with Bill C-13
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanColumnist Allison Hanes minces no words, in an analysis and recap of positions taken by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), several outspoken federal Liberal MPS, and others on the […]
Official languages, real inequality
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanIn an editorial taking a broad view of the federal Action Plan for Official Languages announced last week, Robert Dutrisac of Le Devoir takes note of the response of the […]
Federal official languages action plan gets mixed reviews
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanMeasures specific to English-speaking Quebecers include $6.5 million over five years to support the training and integration of bilingual health personnel. However, says Eva Ludvig, president of the Quebec Community […]
Liberals attempt ‘balancing act’ with new Official Languages Action Plan: observers
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanWith their newly announced official languages policy, the federal Liberals are “speaking to different constituencies” both inside and outside of Quebec, and trying to balance political pressures on a file […]
Teach anglophones and allophones French with $137.5M from Ottawa: Roberge
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) expresses disappointment that Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s minister for the French language, does not see any need to use funding for the province’s Anglophones – […]
New federal funding for Quebec’s anglophone community creates controversy
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanA thriving and vibrant English-speaking community benefits the provincial government and all Quebecers, emphasizes Eva Ludvig, QCGN president, after an array of National Assembly figures blast new federal funding for […]
The Action Plan for Official Languages will set aside money to support the English-speaking community in Quebec
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe ways new federally supplied funding under the Action Plan for Official Languages will ultimately be allocated, the process of nailing down specific purposes and objectives, is likely to be […]
Official Languages: The money for communities must be put towards francization, says Roberge
/in Press Coverage/by Catheline MoreauThe federal Action Plan funds destined to assist Anglophones in Quebec should be utilized for French-language instruction of the English-speaking community, said Quebec’s minister of the French language, Jean-François Roberge, […]
Federal Official Languages Plan: Roberge calls for money for English-speaking communities to be used for francization
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanWhile the approach adopted by Jean-François Roberge, Quebec minister for the French language, is disappointing, it is quite normal that some Action Plan funding is already used and will continue […]
Canadian Parents for French Welcomes the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028
/in Press Releases/by Catheline MoreauOttawa, April 27, 2023 — Canadian Parents for French welcomes the Government of Canada’s new Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration, launched on April 26 by the Minister of […]