Presenting the Quebec budget on March 25, Finance Minister Eric Girard, who is also the minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, announced that the Quebec government would receive $343 million from the federal government over the next four years aimed at funding education and other services for the English-speaking community. According to the budget, … 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
Quebec’s finance minister is continuing his tour of the province, selling the budget and trying to convince Quebecers it’s the best document possible to deal with imminent tariff threats from the United States. Eric Girard spoke before Montreal’s business community on Friday, and one group that helps young English-speaking Quebecers find jobs is very disappointed … Read more
The CAQ government’s most recent provincial budget has been met with mixed reactions, including from Quebec’s anglophone community. Yes Employment + Entrepreneurship, an organization based in Montreal that offers employment and entrepreneurship services dedicated to English speakers, had all of its provincial funding for employability services eliminated. “Very frustrating, like I think we were in … 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
By QCGN president, Eva Ludvig “We wanted to have fireworks tonight,” Paul Simon said during Simon and Garfunkel’s 1981 concert in Central Park, “but they wouldn’t let us have that.” When the crowd started to boo, he quickly jumped in: “We’ll make our own fireworks.” As the Quebec Community Groups Network turns 30 in 2025, … 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