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CTV News Montreal at Six for Sunday, November 20, 2022
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“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 […]
Airlines, rail companies face deadline in Quebec’s ‘francization’ process
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe 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 […]
Hanes: Bill C-13 throws Quebec anglos ‘under the bus,’ says QCGN
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe 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 […]
Robert Libman: Ottawa’s new language law is troubling for Quebec anglos
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua Allan“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: […]
QCGN Welcomes Senate Report that Calls for Equality of French and English Language Rights
/in Press Releases, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe 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 […]
APPELLATE COURT HEARS CHALLENGES TO BILL 21
/in Language Blog, Language News, Press Releases, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanOver 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 […]
Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is ‘affront’ to values of Quebec anglos
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanEnglish-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 […]
Bill C-13 coming under fire from anglophone communities in Quebec
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanBill 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 […]
QCGN Urges Parliamentarians to Guarantee Future of English-speaking Quebec as Equal Partner in New Official Languages Act
/in Press Releases, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanLeaders 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 […]
New minister responsible for English-speaking Quebecers promises openness to listen
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanEric 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 […]
Who is Quebec’s minister in charge of relations with English speakers?
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanQuebec 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 […]
Analysis: Legault’s cabinet aims to smooth the waters with minorities
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanPremier 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 […]
English-speaking Quebecers Regain Strong Voice at Provincial Cabinet Table
/in Press Releases, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThe 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
Premier Legault expected to mix veterans and new faces in his second cabinet
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanThough 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 […]
Jeune Barreau de Montréal organizes provincewide bilingual legal clinic
/in Press Coverage, QCGN News/by Joshua AllanQuebecers 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 […]