As part of TALQ’s 30th anniversary celebration, the organization has recognized 30 individuals who have been an integral part of keeping the vitality of the English-speaking community strong. These laureates, chosen from 70+ nominations, are from every corner of the province, every generation, and every walk of life and they reflect the energy, creativity, and … Read more
The new year can be expected to be just as tumultuous as the last, but we can find some welcome counterweights to the despair many have felt. If past is prologue, can the English-speaking community of Quebec be optimistic as it stares into a 2026 expected to be just as tumultuous as 2025? In one … Read more
Official Languages Minister Marc Miller joined this week’s episode to talk about reaction to his comments on protecting the French language. Marc Miller hasn’t been the minister of Official Languages for long, but he’s already made some noise. The former Justin Trudeau cabinet minister joined Mark Carney’s cabinet in the most recent shuffle, after being … Read more
At the 11:00-minute-mark in the broadcast, TALQ director general Sylvia Martin-Laforge joined CJAD’s Andrew Carter to discuss the lack of English on Santé Quebec’s website. Martin-Laforge says all government bodies have a duty to make English services easy to find through an active offer, instead of forcing users to search through multiple pages. Santé Québec … Read more
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
While political and business leaders had many kind words to share, unions and community groups had a much different reaction. François Legault’s resignation as premier Wednesday brought an immediate swath of reactions inside the province and across the rest of Canada, including praise from business leaders and political opponents. But there was also a sense of relief … 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
Vision Gaspé-Percé Now, representing about 10,000 eastern Quebec anglophones and Indigenous people, presents a brief on the third day of public consultations into the government’s Bill 1. QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec government’s proposed new constitution fails to offer proper recognition and guarantees for the rights of the English-speaking and Indigenous communities, a group … Read more
The proposed Quebec constitution barely acknowledges the English-speaking community and “fails to acknowledge any historic rights,” TALQ says. Premier François Legault’s proposed constitution marks a step toward “dismantling democracy” and should alarm minorities because it would erase historic protections, an anglophone rights group warns. Fundamental rights are the foundation of democracy, and are “integral … 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.
Many in the province are tired of language issues being politicized. Are we all a disgrace in the eyes of Premier François Legault? When someone overreacts to another’s remarks, it’s often because there’s a sting of truth in there somewhere. And in this moment, masks often slip. Premier François Legault’s over-the-top reaction to newly minted federal Minister … Read more
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