With the pandemic entering its second year and tight restrictions still in place in Montreal, women who are experiencing poverty, homelessness and domestic violence have had to face the additional burden of a relentless public health crisis over the past 12 months. The city, which has been hard hit by COVID-19 since last March, has … Read more
Feeling pressured to overperform and prove himself is something 27-year-old Jama Jama can relate to, especially after landing a temporary job in October as an administrative clerk. He describes it as “feeling stuck, feeling that it’s never enough, like most students or people of my generation.” He’s been working remotely during the pandemic since graduating … Read more
Le désaccord entre les parties quant au bilinguisme des juges à la Cour du Québec n’est pas du tout une question d’indépendance judiciaire, affirme le ministre de la Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette. Au cours d’une conférence de presse, mercredi à Montréal, le ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Québec a été appelé à commenter le … Read more
(Montréal) Le ministre responsable de la Charte de la langue française, Simon Jolin-Barrette, réitère son engagement à renforcer le droit de travailler en français au Québec. De passage à Montréal mercredi, où il donnait une conférence de presse sur un autre sujet, à titre de ministre de la Justice, le ministre Jolin-Barrette a été appelé … Read more
Alors que le gouvernement Legault s’apprête à présenter un plan « costaud » pour valoriser la langue française au Québec, personne ne doute que c’est d’abord à Montréal que se jouera l’avenir du français. Des voix s’élèvent pour dénoncer la place grandissante qu’occupe l’anglais dans la métropole, dans les milieux de travail comme dans l’espace public. Lire … Read more
(Ottawa) Si le Bureau du Conseil privé s’est contenté de produire des documents unilingues anglais au sujet de la pandémie, c’est la faute du Parti conservateur qui n’a pas spécifié dans sa motion qui a été adoptée par la Chambre des communes, l’automne dernier, que ces documents devaient être traduits en français. C’est du moins … Read more
Quebecers have rarely gone a week without hearing from their premier at least twice during this pandemic. What’s allowed, what isn’t, the exceptions to the rules — instructions from the province have changed at a dizzying pace, even for experts and journalists whose job it is to keep up. But many of those who do … Read more
(VIDEO) “For me the reality right now is a whole lot different. I’ve lowered my standards,” says an English-speaking Black Montrealer about her job search during the pandemic. Sacha Obas has more. Go to video
MONTREAL, March 5, 2020 – The QCGN applauds the appointment of Me Janice Naymark to the Expert Panel on Language of Work and Service in Federally Regulated Private Businesses. Me Naymark is an experienced lawyer with deep roots in English-speaking Quebec. She is an active member of the QCGN’s Access to Justice Committee, the Quebec … Read more
Did you know that Bill 101, Quebec’s French-first language law, is set to be overhauled in 2021, and promises to be even more restrictive of minority languages in the province? Probably not — there are bigger things dominating the news and people’s personal lives these days. But in the midst of the biggest health crisis … Read more
On February 19, the federal government released its long-awaited policy document outlining reforms to modernize the Official Languages Act, following consultations across the country. However, the document entitled, English and French: Towards a Substantive Equality of Official Languages in Canada, has received mixed responses from language advocates. Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge says he … Read more
In Quebec, language rights are provided to most workers under the Charter of the French Language. This differs for people who are employed by a federal institution, a Canadian Crown Corporation, or Air Canada. Their language rights are defined under the Official Languages Act (OLA). However, the language rights of about 135,000 employees at an estimated 1,760 federally regulated private businesses in Quebec are not currently subject either the OLA or the Quebec … Read more