French-only voter mailouts for Quebec election challenged in court

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Lincoln: Amid wavering Liberal support, beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing

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Fréchette defends French-only voter mailings Élections Québec tried to avoid

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Hanes: Quebec’s French-only voter information cards undermine democracy

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Une municipalité de l’Outaouais dénonce l’absence d’un débat des chefs en anglais

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Here’s why there will be no English-language debate before the fall Quebec election

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Quebec will not remove English content from government websites, Roberge says

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New language commissioner ‘very much engaged’ in protecting anglophone education

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Anglophones et nationalistes cherchent une « voie de passage »

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Elections Quebec Controversy how weak English Lobby has become

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Élections Québec says it’s too late to print voter documents in English

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Five takeaways from the Quebec leaders’ debate

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Official languages commissioner concerned by Quebec’s plan to expand Bill 101 to federal businesses

Raymond Théberge, Canada’s commissioner of official languages, says he has reservations about the desire of Quebec and three federal parties to extend the application of the province’s French language charter — commonly known as Bill 101 — to businesses in Quebec that are under federal jurisdiction. “The question I ask myself is: what will be … Read more

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Langue française : Mélanie Joly affirme partager les objectifs de Québec

Le gouvernement Trudeau cherche la paix linguistique avec Québec à l’aube du dépôt d’une réforme de la loi fédérale sur les langues officielles. En entrevue avec Radio-Canada, la ministre Mélanie Joly affirme trouver de nombreux points communs avec les propositions du gouvernement Legault en matière de protection du français. Read more (In French only)

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Langues officielles : Québec fait part de ses orientations à Ottawa

Québec – Au moment où Ottawa se prépare à une modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles, Québec croit essentiel que celle-ci adopte une vision plus globale des langues officielles et reconnaisse que des deux langues officielles, le français est la seule à être minoritaire dans l’ensemble du Canada. Dans le contexte des travaux … Read more

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Quebec wants special protection, promotion of French as Ottawa looks to modernize official languages act

As Ottawa prepares to modernize the Official Languages Act, Quebec believes it is essential that it adopt a more comprehensive vision of official languages and recognize that of the two official languages, French is the only minority language across Canada. Quebec Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie Sonia LeBel wants to share … Read more

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Protection du français: Québec devance Mélanie Joly

Le gouvernement Legault dévoile sa position en vue de la modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles. Le gouvernement Legault prend Mélanie Joly de vitesse. Avant même que la ministre fédérale ait déposé sa très attendue réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles, Québec réclame que seul le français soit reconnu comme ayant … Read more

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Loi sur les langues officielles: Ottawa doit protéger le français d’abord, martèle Québec

Alors qu’Ottawa s’apprête à moderniser sa Loi sur les langues officielles (LLO), Québec avise le fédéral d’accorder à la langue de Molière un traitement préférentiel. En fait, selon le gouvernement de François Legault, seule la langue française est minoritaire au Canada. C’est l’essentiel des constats faits par la ministre des Relations canadiennes et de la … Read more

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Protection du français: Québec devance Mélanie Joly

Le gouvernement Legault dévoile sa position en vue de la modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles. Le gouvernement Legault prend Mélanie Joly de vitesse. Avant même que la ministre fédérale ait déposé sa très attendue réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles, Québec réclame que seul le français soit reconnu comme ayant … Read more

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Only French should have official status as minority language in Canada: CAQ

Reaction from anglo groups was swift and negative, with a warning that Ottawa must not cede any responsibility for official languages to the provinces. QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec government has sparked an angry reaction from Quebec’s English-speaking community over its vision of reforms to Canada’s Official Languages Act. “This is a non-starter,” said Quebec Community … Read more

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Editorial: Protecting Canada’s linguistic minorities

What Quebec is seeking is, essentially, for the federal government to abandon its role in promoting linguistic duality across Canada. For English-speaking Quebecers, there is much that is alarming in the Quebec government’s vision of how the federal Official Languages Act should be modernized. What Quebec is seeking from Ottawa is, essentially, for the federal … Read more

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Statement from the Commissioner of Official Languages on the Government of Quebec’s position on the modernization of the Official Languages Act

Gatineau, Quebec – Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge made the following statement today: “Today, I learned of the Quebec government’s position on the modernization of the Official Languages Act. I am pleased to see that the two levels of government are working together amicably to modernize the Act. I believe that the situation of the French language in Canada … Read more

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Only French should have official status as a minority language in Canada: CAQ

French should be the only language given official minority status in Canada, the Quebec government says. In document sent to the federal government representing Quebec’s vision of the Official Languages Act, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Sonia LeBel says French should be the only language recognized as needing to be protected and promoted across Canada, including Quebec. … Read more

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