Still, the agency is in talks with the Office québécois de la langue française and the Ministry of the French Language about the possibility of adding some English. Despite launching more than a year ago, Santé Québec’s website is nearly all in French even though the province’s English speakers have the legal right to receive … Read more
2025-12-10 OLA Part VII Press Release 2025-12-10 Communiqué ALO Partie VII Montréal, December 10, 2025 — Today marks an important milestone in modernizing how federal institutions support the development and vitality of official-language minority communities across Canada: the tabling in Parliament of the draft regulations for Part VII of the Official Languages Act. This … Read more
This brief was submitted to the National Assembly in order to join discussions around a proposed Quebec constitution. Our careful assessment of Bill 1 reveals that it does not meet the basic standards of a constitution in a free and democratic society.
MONTREAL, December 1, 2025 – The appointment of Liberal MP Marc Miller as the new Minister of Canadian Identity, Culture and Official Languages is a positive development, TALQ President Eva Ludvig said today. Miller, MP for Ville-Marie-le Sud-Ouest-Ile des Soeurs, served as Immigration Minister under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, as well as portfolios involving … Read more
Montreal, November 26,2025 – TALQ welcomes and strongly supports the Barreau du Québec’s recent comprehensive brief on Bill 1. The CAQ’s proposed bill, which sets out a blueprint for a Quebec constitution, was itself introduced abruptly in the National Assembly on Oct. 9, 2025, without prior consultation. The Barreau’s thorough analysis confirms what a great … Read more
Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028 is a “much-needed wake-up call” on how federal investments continue to fall short for Quebec’s English-speaking communities. MONTREAL, November 25, 2025 – “The Commissioner has put in black and white what we see on the ground every day,” said Eva Ludvig, President of TALQ. “Federal programs that function reasonably … Read more
TALQ warns that without broad consultation and consensus, CAQ’s constitution cannot be legitimate MONTREAL, October 9, 2025 – Premier François Legault’s proposal for a Quebec Constitution has raised widespread skepticism across the political spectrum and concern within the English-speaking community of Quebec. “This feels more like a political manoeuvre than a genuine effort to strengthen … Read more
Studies, interventions reinforce English group’s own advocacy work Montreal, June 18, 2025 – TALQ (formerly the Quebec Community Groups Network) welcomes the release of the 2024-25 Annual Report of the federal Commissioner of Official Languages and commends outgoing Commissioner Raymond Théberge for his continued leadership in defending and promoting the language rights of Official Language minority … Read more
MONTREAL, June 4, 2025 – Welcome to the conversation! The Quebec Community Groups Network, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is now officially TALQ, a new name with a new look to better fulfil its mission as stewards of the English voice in Quebec. “In our advocacy, in helping to build a more vibrant English-speaking community, … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network is extremely pleased to see Quebec’s Superior Court Judge Éric Dufour’s ruling describing as “unreasonable” sharply higher university tuition fees targeting out-of-province students at McGill and Concordia. “This is an important ruling on a crucial issue,” said QCGN President Eva Ludvig. “It confirms our belief that the government acted rashly … Read more
Quebec Community Groups Network is delighted to see that the Quebec Court of Appeal has firmly upheld its position that, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the English-speaking community of Quebec has the right to manage and govern its schools and maintain its school boards. “This is a very important case for our … Read more
Montreal, March 25, 2025 – The support the Government of Quebec is extending to the English-speaking community of Quebec in the 2025-26 Budget is most welcome, Quebec Community Groups Network said today. The government’s promise to invest $10 million over the next five years to strengthen the vitality of the English-speaking community, especially in providing … Read more
Maintaining funding for the CBC, especially in regions, recognizing the 1.3-million-member English-speaking community of Quebec as an Official Language Minority Community, and reducing income inequalities the community faces are among the issues federal political parties should address during the coming election campaign, the Quebec Community Groups Network said today. “We are realistic enough to understand … Read more
As talk of a federal election heated up, the QCGN reached out to its members and network to ask about their priorities for public policy that should be discussed during the campaign, regardless of which party forms government. Rather than assessing priorities based on party affiliation, we asked which key issues our members and stakeholders … Read more
While presenting its brief to the National Assembly’s Commission des relations avec les citoyens, the Quebec Community Groups Network expressed concern today that Bill 84 on integration makes almost no reference to Quebec’s English-speaking community. The Bill could lead to financial constraints on community groups and event organizers, represents another reduction of human rights in … Read more
The Government of Quebec has introduced a vague bill at the Assemblée Nationale that will reshape integration policy and place a strong emphasis on Quebec’s nationhood and assimilation, without providing clear details as to how this will be accomplished, the Quebec Community Groups Network said today. “The law at this stage is deceptively benign, opening … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network is pleased to see Quebec voices at the federal cabinet table. They are familiar with the issues that touch our Official Language Minority Community and our community’s everyday lives. Read more
Federal recognition of a 10-year economic development plan aimed at Quebec’s English-speaking community was welcomed by two major groups last week. The Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CDEDC)’s report to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages, entitled Economic Development of Official Languages Minority Communities in Canada, stressed a “collaborative approach when implementing … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network welcomes the latest (and last) report on the status of Canada’s official-minority-language communities from Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge, as his term draws to a close in 2025. “This report underlines repeatedly what we and other English-speaking community groups have been saying for years: we are not the enemy … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network is heartened to see significant progress on the divisive issue of how English and other languages may be used in Quebec’s health and social services network. “The revised directives on language permissions go a long way toward assuaging the fears and concerns of the 1.3-million member English-speaking community of Quebec,” … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network is very pleased to see the National Assembly unanimously pass a motion telling the government to not require “English-speaking to obtain a certificate of eligibility for English-language education, in order to have access to English-language health care and social services in Quebec.” The motion went on to demand that any … Read more
The Quebec government’s new directives dictating when languages other than French can be used in health and social services settings should be scrapped, not edited to make them “clearer” to the English-speaking community, Quebec Community Groups Network Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge said in a press release. Read more
We were not surprised to be left off the list of hand-picked invitees for a meeting about language directives in the health-care system by French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge’s office. We have made it clear from the outset the importance of meeting with Christian Dubé, the minister of Health and Social Services. This is a … Read more
QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge was responding to a Montreal Gazette article today about an OQLF inspection scheduled for Montreal’s Santa Cabrini hospital. “We thought former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard had had the last word on language and health care in Quebec when he said in 1996: ‘when you go to the hospital and you’re … Read more
In focusing on finding common cause with Quebec’s francophone majority population, the Quebec Community Groups Network is on the right track, the organization’s annual general meeting heard today. Read more