Tag Archive for: English-speaking community groups

Canada’s language commissioner says he shares anglos’ concerns

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Canada’s commissioner of official languages says he shares the concerns of Quebec’s English-speaking minority over proposed reforms to federal language policies.

“I do … share the concerns of Quebec’s English-speaking community that the addition of asymmetrical components to the act will undermine the equal status of English and French,” Théberge said in a statement.

“I therefore strongly recommend that the government focus on substantive equality rather than legislative asymmetry in order to protect official language minority communities across Canada and foster the development and vitality of both of Canada’s official languages.”

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Quebec anglophone group accuses government of working to undermine it

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Geoffrey Chambers, President of The Quebec Community Groups Network, the umbrella organization representing English-speaking community groups in Quebec, accused the provincial government of trying to undermine the organization. Quebec Premier François Legault dismissed the allegations, as being “completely false.”

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Internal strife roils Quebec anglophone rights organization

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Nine English-speaking community groups from across Quebec have resigned from the Quebec Community Groups Network last week, amid concerns over the organization’s approach and calls for its President to step down.

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