It demonstrates that it is willing to erect barriers to democratic participation, TALQ says Élections Québec is telling polling staff to only speak French with voters unless they have a right to English education or are Indigenous. The news comes as Quebec is seeking leave to appeal a court ruling on French-only election voter cards. … Read more
Quebec’s English-speaking community feels “totally ignored and excluded from this election.” The Quebec government is seeking leave to appeal a ruling that suspended part of the province’s French-language charter to allow Élections Québec to send out bilingual reminder cards to voters. The provincial government filed the application Wednesday, arguing Quebec Superior Court Judge Sylvain Lussier … Read more
An Élections Québec poll worker told CTV News that they were instructed to speak English with voters only in certain situations ahead of voting in election. According to the document, poll workers can speak with voters in English who say they have an English eligibility certificate or are Indigenous. The poll worker said they have … Read more
“It’s a barrier to voting,” said Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general of TALQ, about ‘non-historic Anglophones’ unable to be served in English at polling stations during this year’s Quebec provincial election.
The court won’t rule on the request until election day. The Quebec government is seeking leave to appeal a ruling that suspended part of the province’s French-language charter to allow Élections Québec to send out bilingual reminder cards to voters. The provincial government filed the application Wednesday, arguing Quebec Superior Court Judge Sylvain Lussier erred … Read more
The Quebec government is seeking to appeal a ruling that ordered Élections Québec to send out voter reminder cards in English and French for the general election by suspending the province’s language law, Bill 96. The provincial government filed the application Wednesday, stating that Quebec Superior Court Judge Sylvain Lussier erred in his decision by … Read more
Eva Ludvig, president of TALQ, as well as Robert Libman, Taylor Noakes and Donal Gill speak with Shawn Apel about how the English-speaking community is feeling ignored and forgotten during this Election campaign. Callers weigh in and provide their perspectives on the issue as well. Listen to the full broadcast (49 minutes).
With no English-language debate and a legal controversy over English information on voter cards, some English-speaking Quebecers are calling for more attention to their concerns in this election. This is Montreal producer Rebecca Ugolini joins Ainslie MacLellan to look at how English-speaking groups have tried to assert themselves on the political scene over the … Read more
Interview with Eva Ludvig, President of TALQ The Quebec Superior Court has ordered Élection Québec to prepare election reminder cards in both English and French following a legal challenge. TALQ supported this challenge and its president, Eva Ludvig, says the decision represents progress for the rights of English-speaking Quebecers and their access to electoral information. … Read more
This was the first year Élections Québec sent out voter guides in French only, to comply with new provincial language legislation. Members of Quebec’s anglophone community are hailing a Quebec Superior Court ruling that ordered Élections Québec to mail voting reminder cards in both French and English. The ruling provides a temporary resolution to a … Read more
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Élections Québec to mail voting reminder cards in both French and English. This was the first year the elections authority sent out voter guides in French only, to comply with new provincial language legislation. The guides included a QR code to access information in English online. Groups representing … Read more
Eastern Townships election candidates and English-language community representatives are welcoming a Quebec Superior Court order requiring Élections Québec to prepare its election-day reminder card for mailing in French and English, with several pointing to seniors and voters who struggle with digital technology as examples of why mailed English information still matters. Justice Sylvain Lussier partially … Read more