The minister responsible for the French language, Simon Jolin-Barrette, has found the “perfect formula” to “eradicate” the English-speaking minority in Quebec, warns the president of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), Marlene Jennings. She no longer knows in which language to say it in order to be taken seriously. Read more
The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members continued their discussion of clause 58 of the bill, covering Article 88.0.12 of the Charter of the French Language. There were three absences during parts of the … Read more
Over the past two days, the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. They continued their discussion of clause 58, covering articles 88.0.4 to 88.0.12 of the soon-to-be modified Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”). This … Read more
QCGN President Marlene Jennings writes: “The QCGN and I have been asking the government ever since Bill 96 was tabled almost a year ago why it is necessary to create a Charter-free zone with respect to a wide range of interactions between individuals and the state in Quebec in order to promote the use of … Read more
“It’s downright asymmetrical,” says Joan Fraser, a QCGN Board member and former senator, on the recently-tabled Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act: “It only talks about promoting and protecting the use of French within private companies in Quebec. There is no word on the protection of members of the [Anglophone] linguistic … Read more
On Feb. 23 during a Quebec National Assembly committee meeting on culture and education, CAQ Minister for the French Language Simon Jolin-Barrette proposed an amendment to the bill that will require students at English CEGEPs to take at least three courses in French, which aren’t French language or physical education courses, to graduate. Quebec Community … Read more
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is disappointed with the bill presented by Ms. Petitpas Taylor. According to the organization, it deplores what it analyzes as an abandonment of the principle of symmetry in the Act between minority Francophones and Anglophones. We are creating a dangerous precedent, not only for us, but also for Francophones in … Read more
The federal government plans to set a target to bring more francophone immigrants to Canada as part of a drive to revive and protect French in the country. Joan Fraser, a board member of the Quebec Community Groups Network, said the proposed law focuses heavily on protecting French within Quebec, and the French-speaking minority in … Read more
Today, Minister Petitpas Taylor’s Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, was tabled in the House of Commons. Like its predecessor C-32, an Act for the Substantive Equality of French and English … Read more
The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause reading of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. The Committee discussed clause 58, which relates to CEGEP admissions. Bill 96 amends the Charter of the French Language. Read more
The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Committee members discussed clause 58, covering Articles 88.0.1 through 88.0.4 of the soon-tobe modified Charter of the French Language. This controversial clause focuses on the language of collegial … Read more
A flurry of changes to Quebec’s proposed new language law were either accepted or rejected Wednesday, helping show what the final law could look like as it slowly takes shape. All of the proposals called for French-strengthening measures, but the CAQ government liked some and threw out others. The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) has … Read more