CTV News Montreal at Six for Sunday, November 20, 2022

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“It’s not a zero-sum game,” says QCGN President Eva Ludvig about Bill C-13, which the QCGN warns will essentially abandon language rights for Quebec’s English-speaking minority in favour of bolstering […]

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Airlines, rail companies face deadline in Quebec’s ‘francization’ process

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The QCGN calls for all mention of the Charter of the French Language to be removed from the federal Bill C-13. Former Senator and QCGN Board Member Joan Fraser says […]

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Hanes: Bill C-13 throws Quebec anglos ‘under the bus,’ says QCGN

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The QCGN is sounding the alarm on Bill C-13, the federal government’s planned update of the Official Languages Act, which is set to pass before the year’s end. “We feel […]

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Robert Libman: Ottawa’s new language law is troubling for Quebec anglos

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“Undermining official languages policy by protecting one linguistic minority in Canada and abandoning the linguistic minority in Quebec is shameful,” writes columnist Robert Libman, commenting on Bill C-13. He adds: […]

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QCGN Welcomes Senate Report that Calls for Equality of French and English Language Rights

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The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is pleased that members of the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages have heard the concerns raised by English-speaking Quebec about the government of […]

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APPELLATE COURT HEARS CHALLENGES TO BILL 21

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Over the past two weeks the Quebec Court of Appeal heard a series of arguments in defence and in contestation of Quebec’s secularism legislation: An Act respecting the laicity of […]

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Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is ‘affront’ to values of Quebec anglos

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English-language school boards must remain exempted from Bill 21, the Quebec Court of Appeal hears. “It is not up to the majority to dictate the definition of the culture of […]

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Bill C-13 coming under fire from anglophone communities in Quebec

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Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is receiving harsh criticism from English-speaking community advocacy groups in Quebec, including the QCGN. Groups express fear that the promotion […]

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QCGN Urges Parliamentarians to Guarantee Future of English-speaking Quebec as Equal Partner in New Official Languages Act

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Leaders of English-speaking Quebec told Parliamentarians in Ottawa this evening that proposed amendments to the Official Languages Act constitute a clear threat to the language rights of English-speaking Quebecers and […]

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New minister responsible for English-speaking Quebecers promises openness to listen

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Eric Girard speaks with CBC Montreal’s Debra Arbec about his new role as Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers. Girard says that he plans to meet with the QCGN […]

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Who is Quebec’s minister in charge of relations with English speakers?

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Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard now also holds the role of minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers. “This appointment is a major first step in ensuring the concerns of […]

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Analysis: Legault’s cabinet aims to smooth the waters with minorities

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Premier François Legault’s new cabinet appears to be smoothing the waters with English-speaking Quebecers, writes the Montreal Gazette’s Philip Authier. The QCGN welcomed the appointment of Finance Minister Eric Girard […]

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English-speaking Quebecers Regain Strong Voice at Provincial Cabinet Table

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The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is delighted that Finance Minister Éric Girard, a powerful voice in Cabinet, has been named Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers. Read more

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Premier Legault expected to mix veterans and new faces in his second cabinet

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Though Premier Legault has said that he will likely retain the role of minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, the QCGN has been calling for the appointment of a […]

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Jeune Barreau de Montréal organizes provincewide bilingual legal clinic

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Quebecers will have the chance to have a free 15-20 minute consultation with a lawyer during a province-wide bilingual legal clinic organized by the Jeune Barreau de Montréal, along with […]

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