Tag Archive for: Sylvia Martin-Laforge

Quebec’s English-speaking Minority Community to get Funding from Ottawa

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The minority English-speaking community in Quebec will get a portion of that budget to ensure its vitality.“We have not always received our fair share” of federal funding “and it’s starting to look different for the English-speaking community,” says Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), following the Action Plan announcement. Funding must be awarded through the Quebec government, she notes, and thus the challenge “will be how will we get the investment in the hands of the community.”

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Federal budget boosts minority language funding, but raises concerns

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Despite a planned increase in funds directed to official language minority communities from the federal government, there is no guarantee that this will benefit Quebec’s English-speaking community, says QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge. “How much English-speaking Quebecers will benefit from the official language investments in this budget is an open question. We hope to see robust measures to support our community when the Action Plan is released in April.”

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CBC Montreal News March 30, 2023

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QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge joins CBC Montreal’s Sudha Krishnan to discuss Bill 15, Quebec’s proposed reform of the health system, and the concerns many in the English-speaking community have about these proposed reforms (Interview begins at 18:10).

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The Montrealer

Sylvia Martin-Laforge – Director General of the Quebec Community Groups Network advocating for English-speaking Quebecers

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QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge speaks to The Montrealer about the QCGN’s work in advocating for Quebec’s English-speaking community on the provincial and federal levels, and how the organization has evolved in recent years as linguistic issues have returned to the spotlight.

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LANGUES OFFICIELLES : JUSTIN TRUDEAU A « CHOISI LE CAMP » DES ANGLOPHONES

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With the dramatic changes proposed to the federal Official Languages Act, the language rights of the English-speaking community in Quebec are currently being treated with disdain by both the federal government and the majority francophone community in the province, Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), tells ONfr. Geneviève Tellier, a University of Ottawa political scientist, takes a different tack.

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Quebec forms ‘action group’ on French language to halt ‘decline’

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QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge says that the action group created by Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge should consult with English-speaking Quebecers before taking concrete steps to further protect French.

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‘Significantly underfunded’: English group asks for more support from Quebec

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Community groups representing English-speaking Quebecers “felt that they were heard” during the pre-budget consultation with provincial Finance Minister Eric Girard, says QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge. The QCGN called for more equitable funding for English services during the meeting.

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Hold hearings on Bill 96’s economic impact, anglo network tells Quebec

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“It was a good meeting,” says QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge of the pre-budget consultation with Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard. The QCGN called for more equitable funding for English services, as well as for wide-ranging hearings to be held on the potential negative impacts that could be created by Bill 96.

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Municipalities across Quebec vow to keep bilingual status

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Several Quebec municipalities with an English-speaking population of less than 50 per cent have announced that they intend to retain their bilingual status. The fact that towns with even a fractional English-speaking population are protecting their citizens’ rights to access services in English sends a strong message to the Quebec government, says QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge.

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Pierrefonds-Roxboro’s bilingual status not a sure thing, Montreal says

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has no commitment to give on whether the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro will retain its bilingual status.  A spokesperson for the mayor says that the decision will be made in the new year after consultations with the borough. “We trust that Mme. Plante and her administration will do the right thing and will consider the diversity of Montreal and recognize that individual Quebecers need services in English in important sectors in their lives for taxes and for general services,” says QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge.

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