Marlene Jennings, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, says she walked away from a presentation of her group’s views on Bill 96 overhauling the Charter of the French Language dissatisfied. She doesn’t like the way the Coalition Avenir Québec government is trying to redefine who is a Quebec anglophone and thus eligible for English services … Read more
By Marlene Jennings, president, Quebec Community Groups Network Sept. 21 marked the start of hearings of the National Assembly committee on culture and education on Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec. This represents a critical part of our democratic process, even though regrettably only a very limited number … Read more
Bill 96, officially titled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, is now working its way through the legislative process, destined for passage and assent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, likely before the end of the year. Whether the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government accepts some or any of the … Read more
Advocates for access to English-language health and social services are concerned by planned regulatory changes that will affect the structure of the provincial access committee (PAC), the review body which oversees programs developed by regional health authorities to ensure access to English-language health services. Read more
“Bill 96 proposes the most extensive overhaul of Quebec’s legal order since the Quiet Revolution,” says QCGN President, Marlene Jennings, testifying Tuesday at public hearings into the province’s proposed update of its language law. Watch here
The Quebec Community Groups Network is urging the Quebec Government to withdraw Bill 96 and take the time needed to build a consensus on how to best promote French as Quebec’s common language. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education Tuesday, the QCGN also raised significant concerns about the proposed unilateral amendment … Read more
(Video) On the eve of the QCGN’s presentation to the National Assembly Committee on Culture and Education on Bill 96: An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, President Marlene Jennings discusses the impact of the far-reaching language legislation on Quebec’s English-speaking community. She is interviewed by CTV Montreal’s Maya Johnson. The … Read more
Mike Le Couteur of Global News reports on broad concerns over new measures proposed under Bill 96. “What it actually does is eliminate our individual rights and freedoms, and not just for English speakers (but) for all Quebecers,” says Marlene Jennings, president of the Quebec Community Groups Network. Some, including former Parti Québécois language minister … Read more
Speakers at the Quebec Community Groups Network Bill 96 hearing painted a grim picture of what life for English-speakers in Quebec could look like under the sweeping language reform. On Sept. 17, during the final of five virtual hearings organized by QCGN that took place earlier this month, Lord Reading Law Society human rights chair … Read more
Callers and guests talk about Bill 96, the CAQ’s proposed new language legislation, as the government starts a public consultation at the National Assembly. Listen here
Canadians have voted, and the results from the 44th federal election are in! The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) wishes to thank all candidates, political parties, and volunteers for the work they put into the election, and those who took the time to vote. “We extend our congratulations to the Liberal Party of Canada, which … Read more
What do the federal election results mean to Quebecers? QCGN President Marlene Jennings joins Global’s Laura Casella with her reaction on the latest results. Watch here