QCGN President Eva Ludvig joins CBC Radio’s Shawn Apel to weigh in on an op-ed published in the Gazette last week by former educator Ronald G. Macfarlane, who suggested that English-speaking youth consider leaving the province. “Macfarlane’s ‘cri de coeur’ should be taken as a wake-up call – not for the English-speaking community of Quebec, but … Read more
No two words can encapsulate French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge’s meeting with members of the English-speaking community Tuesday other than “total sham,” writes columnist Allison Hanes. She notes the fact that the QCGN turned down a meeting with Roberge to discuss directives on language in health care because provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé would not … Read more
The Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario sends an open letter to the Quebec Health Ministry expressing concern over the directives around language in health care, and the precedent that such directives could set for other minority language communities in the rest of Canada seeking care in their language. Speaking with ONFR, QCGN Director General … Read more
QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge joins Global’s Laura Casella to discuss the Quebec government’s directives on language in health services and the QCGN’s decision not to partake in a meeting with provincial French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge. The QCGN decided to “stick to our guns,” said Martin-Laforge, explaining that if a meeting is to be … Read more
Anthony Koch, a former national spokesperson for federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, voices his disapproval of the QCGN’s decision not to meet with provincial French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge to discuss the government directives on language in health care. The QCGN made the decision given the fact that provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé would not … Read more
The QCGN and Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge showed “a lot of chutzpah” by turning down a meeting with Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge to discuss directives around language in health services, says Andrew Caddell, president of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy. “Why sit down,” he asks, “when it’s going to be another one … Read more
“The government has been so adamant over the years saying ‘don’t worry, don’t worry, nothing will happen to health and social services,’” QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin Laforge tells radio host Aaron Rand on Montreal Now. “I guess some of us thought we should be believing them, but we must not.” Lawyer and QCGN board … Read more
Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says that his government will issue a reworded directive on language in health care to reassure those who are concerned about accessing health services in a language other than French. The QCGN was among the groups that were not initially invited to meet with Roberge to discuss the directives. … Read more
QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge explains why the group turned down a “last minute” offer to attend a meeting with Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge. “This is not really about language, this is about health,” she told CTV News, adding that the QCGN turned down the offer because provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé would … Read more
After initially being left off the list of invitees to discuss government-issued directives on language in health care with Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge, the QCGN received an invite to a second meeting, but declined upon learning that provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé would not be present. “We have made it clear from the … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) was left off the invite list for the initial meeting with Quebec French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge to discuss government directives on language in health care. The minister’s press attaché Marie-Joëlle Dorval-Robitaille, told CityNews that QCGN was invited to a second meeting and declined when they heard that Health … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), a group representing Quebec’s English-speaking minority population, was not initially invited to the meeting with provincial French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge to discuss the government’s language directives in health care. The QCGN and other organizations have stated that the presence of provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé would be necessary … Read more