Tag Archive for: Dan Lamoureux

Lettre de Lisée et De Courcy: Les anglophones ne sont pas rassurés

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Journal de Montréal, Giuseppe Valiante

Le gouvernement du Québec n’a pas réussi à rassurer les anglophones du Québec en leur adressant une lettre ouverte pour expliquer le projet de loi 14, affirment deux activistes montréalais qui défendent les droits des anglophones.

L’avocat Brent Tyler et Dan Lamoureux, président du Quebec Community Groups Network, ont dit à l’Agence QMI, samedi, que le gouvernement Marois doit jeter aux poubelles la loi 14 s’il veut véritablement convaincre la communauté anglophone qu’elle est respectée.

La ministre responsable de la Charte de la langue française, Diane de Courcy, et le ministre responsable de la région de Montréal, Jean-François Lisée, ont publié une lettre dans le quotidien de langue anglaise, The Gazette vendredi, pour convaincre les anglophones que la nouvelle loi linguistique ne compromettrait pas leurs droits.

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PQ woo anglos for Bill 14 support

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Global Montreal, Elysia Bryan-Baynes

The Parti-Quebecois is on a campagin to get support for their new language law and they claim they’ve heard anglophone concerns about Bill 14 and are open to amending the controversial law. Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports. 

PQ woo anglos for Bill 14 support

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Global Montreal, Elysia Bryan-Baynes

The Parti-Quebecois is on a campagin to get support for their new language law and they claim they’ve heard anglophone concerns about Bill 14 and are open to amending the controversial law. Elysia Bryan-Baynes reports. 

PQ’s proposed changes to Bill 14 leave critics skeptical

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PQ ministers reach out to anglophones in open letter
CBC News

Two Parti Québécois ministers have published an open letter outlining amendments to Bill 14, its controversial proposed legislation that aims to revamp the province’s language laws.

However, critics are skeptical that the minority government is truly addressing concerns of the anglophone community.

The letter appears today in Montreal’s only English-language daily newspaper, the Montreal Gazette.
In it, Language Minister Diane De Courcy and the minister responsible for Quebec’s anglophone community, Jean-François Lisée, review several key issues that affect English-speaking Quebecers.

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PQ’s proposed changes to Bill 14 leave critics skeptical

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PQ ministers reach out to anglophones in open letter
CBC News

Two Parti Québécois ministers have published an open letter outlining amendments to Bill 14, its controversial proposed legislation that aims to revamp the province’s language laws.

However, critics are skeptical that the minority government is truly addressing concerns of the anglophone community.

The letter appears today in Montreal’s only English-language daily newspaper, the Montreal Gazette.
In it, Language Minister Diane De Courcy and the minister responsible for Quebec’s anglophone community, Jean-François Lisée, review several key issues that affect English-speaking Quebecers.

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Letter: QCGN continues to oppose Bill 14, but recognizes that PQ government’s outreach to anglos

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The Gazette, par Dan Lamoureux 

Re: “We’ve listened to anglos on Bill 14” (Opinion, May 17)

For many, Bill 14 remains an emotional issue, and so it might be difficult to see the positive effects of the consultation process surrounding the proposed legislation. Although the Quebec Community Groups Network remains opposed to the bill — and its individual provisions — we recognize that we as English-speaking Quebecers gained greater recognition of our minority community from the government Quebec.

First, we have benefited as a community. We demonstrated that there is a vibrant English-speaking community in Quebec that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. We worked together in opposition to Bill 14, demonstrating a vital community that is prepared to fight for its institutions and the rights of its individual members. There were differences in approach, but the main message of opposition to Bill 14 was remarkably consistent and mutually supporting.

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Letter: QCGN continues to oppose Bill 14, but recognizes that PQ government’s outreach to anglos

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Quebec Farmers’ Advocate, Dan Lamoureux (QCGN President)

For many, Bill 14 remains an emotional issue, and so it might be difficult to see the positive effects of the consultation process surrounding the proposed legislation. Although the Quebec Community Groups Network remains opposed to the bill–and its individual provisions–we recognize that we as English-speaking Quebecers gained greater recognition of our minority community from the government of Quebec.

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QCGN opposed Bill 14, but recognizes PQ’s outreach to anglos

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Quebec Farmers’ Advocate, Dan Lamoureux (QCGN President)

For many, Bill 14 remains an emotional issue, and so it might be difficult to see the positive effects of the consultation process surrounding the proposed legislation. Although the Quebec Community Groups Network remains opposed to the bill–and its individual provisions–we recognize that we as English-speaking Quebecers gained greater recognition of our minority community from the government of Quebec.

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Letter: Why the QCGN rejects Bill 14

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The Gazette, Letter: Dan Lamoureux 

Since Bill 101 was passed some 35 years ago, English-speaking Quebecers have made tremendous efforts to speak the language of Quebec’s majority. We consider French to be the common language of Quebec. Most of us speak French every day, even if we speak English among ourselves, and in the privacy of our own homes. The majority of English-speaking Quebecers — 69 per cent of us — are bilingual. This reflects our integration in Quebec and our commitment to the French language.

In order to maintain a shaky linguistic truce, our post-Bill-101 generation has accepted restrictions on our language. Those who did not leave during the mass exodus of the 1970s have learned to live with Bill 101. However, we are opposed to any new measures that would undermine the vitality of our communities.

The overwhelming reaction of English-speaking Quebecers to Bill 14, the proposed overhaul of Bill 101, or the Charter of the French Language, has been negative.

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Letter: Why the QCGN rejects Bill 14

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The Gazette, Letter: Dan Lamoureux 

Since Bill 101 was passed some 35 years ago, English-speaking Quebecers have made tremendous efforts to speak the language of Quebec’s majority. We consider French to be the common language of Quebec. Most of us speak French every day, even if we speak English among ourselves, and in the privacy of our own homes. The majority of English-speaking Quebecers — 69 per cent of us — are bilingual. This reflects our integration in Quebec and our commitment to the French language.

In order to maintain a shaky linguistic truce, our post-Bill-101 generation has accepted restrictions on our language. Those who did not leave during the mass exodus of the 1970s have learned to live with Bill 101. However, we are opposed to any new measures that would undermine the vitality of our communities.

The overwhelming reaction of English-speaking Quebecers to Bill 14, the proposed overhaul of Bill 101, or the Charter of the French Language, has been negative.

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