French-only voter mailouts for Quebec election challenged in court

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Fréchette defends French-only voter mailings Élections Québec tried to avoid

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Une municipalité de l’Outaouais dénonce l’absence d’un débat des chefs en anglais

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New language commissioner ‘very much engaged’ in protecting anglophone education

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Anglophones et nationalistes cherchent une « voie de passage »

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French-only election mailouts a ‘breach of democratic rights’

An English-rights advocacy group says the CAQ’s decision not to send out voter information in English is a direct attack on democracy in Quebec. The president of Talking. Advocating. Living in Quebec (TALQ), Eva Ludvig, told the Low Down that her organization was “shocked” when it learned that Quebec language minister Jean-François Roberge denied a … Read more

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Identity politics fade to the background in Quebec ahead of October’s provincial election

On the eve of the 2018 Quebec election campaign, François Legault made a promise that would help define his nearly eight years as premier. A Coalition Avenir Québec government would table a bill on secularism within a year, he declared. Judges, police officers and teachers would no longer be allowed to wear religious symbols on … Read more

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UPDATE: Fréchette defends French-only voter mailings Élections Québec tried to avoid

Élections Québec’s provincial election guide will be mailed exclusively in French for the first time during a Quebec general election. English information will be available online through a QR code. Photo courtesy of Élections Québec.   Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette is defending French-only election mailings after initially saying her government would examine the … Read more

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Milliard tells Fréchette: Stop putting French language politics before democracy

Quebec Liberal leader demands reversal of French-only election mailouts. Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard has accused Premier Christine Fréchette of an “unjustifiable attack” on English-speaking Quebecers’ voting rights. In a letter addressed to the Coalition Avenir Québec leader on Thursday, Milliard demanded that she reverse her government’s refusal to let Élections Québec continue mailing voting information … Read more

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Inquiétudes vis-à-vis la décision d’Élections Québec d’envoyer les documents électoraux uniquement en français.

Eva Ludvig joins Kim Sullivan on APTN Nouvelles nationales (French-language weekly newscast) to explain the decision of Election Quebec to provide vital voter information in French only and how this affects the English-speaking community’s democratic rights. The interview takes place in French and can be found at the 17:15-minute mark by clicking the link below

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Élections Québec dit être empêchée par la loi 96 d’envoyer des documents électoraux en anglais

Les électeurs anglophones pourront scanner un code QR pour obtenir les informations dans leur langue.   Pour la première fois, les documents d’informations du vote, le guide pour les élections provinciales, l’avis d’inscription et la carte de rappel ne seront livrés aux électeurs qu’en français. Élections Québec, qui est responsable de la distribution de ces … Read more

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TALQ urges Élections Québec to restore bilingual election mailings

Quebec voters will receive key provincial election documents in French only for the first time during the 2026 general election, prompting an English-language advocacy organization to warn that the change could make information harder to access. TALQ called on Élections Québec Tuesday to reverse the decision and mail essential information in both French and English. The … Read more

Opinion

English-speaking Quebecers feeling left behind in provincial election campaign

Groups representing English-speakers in the province are critcizing the decision to make provincial election documents available in French only.   Quebec AM guest host Gordon Lambie spoke with TALQ president Eva Ludvig to find out why. Listen to the 9 minute interview by clicking the button below.

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CAQ forced Élections Québec’s hand. Now Fréchette ‘looking at’ reversing French-only flyers

Élections Québec says it asked for exemptions, but it has to respect the law. Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette said Wednesday that her government would “look at” the decision to stop sending English-language election information to voters. She was responding to the fact that Élections Québec, for the first time, will not send English-language mailouts ahead of … Read more

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