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ARANB Letter to All Senators, MPs and Premiers
Posted: December 14, 2018
November 26, 2018 To: All Canadian Senators, MPs and Premiers, Re: Comments and Objections to Bill S209 Amendments to the Official Languages Act As you may be aware, the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages is conducting hearings on changes to the Official Languages Act. We have serious concerns regarding these hearings. We are the […more]‘We can’t let people die on the side of the road’: Gauvin
Posted: November 7, 2018
John Chilibeck, Legislature Bureau, Nov 7, 2018 FREDERICTON • The only Tory francophone to win a seat in the provincial election says an accident he was in three years ago convinced him to support his party’s stance on ambulances, regardless of whether the paramedics are fully bilingual. Robert Gauvin said he was travelling with […more]French an ‘asset’ but not the priority in hiring Fredericton police
Posted: March 6, 2018
The Fredericton Police Force is trying to increase French proficiency among officers, but it hasn't been easy and it isn't the priority in hiring. "I don't want the language competency to drive the hiring process," Deputy Chief Martin Gaudet said. "I want the hard skills, the soft skills, the emotional skills of the individual to drive the hire." […more]Francophone communities outside Quebec issue ultimatum in Ottawa (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: January 29, 2018
The Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities (FCFA) in Canada is demanding concrete action from the federal government to improve the lot of Francophone minority communities and gives it until March 31 to do so. "It's been more than 27 months since this government came to power. Since then, we have had a lot of […more]French-immersion students score much higher on English tests than core students Teachers spokesperson says streaming exists in provincial schools, despite inclusion policy
Posted: January 23, 2018
Standardized test results released last week show wide discrepancies between students who are in French immersion and those who aren't, the president of the New Brunswick Teachers Association says. Ninety-four per cent of Grade 9 immersion students did well on their English-language assessments compared with 74 per cent of students in the core program. George Daley said […more]Exclusive: Language rules hurting bus service – mom (paid content)
Posted: January 22, 2018
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/times-transcript/story/100489767/late-bus?source=story-latest Grade 6 students miss targets in science, math and reading – 2nd-language scores not budging
Posted: January 19, 2018
New Brunswick Grade 6 students continued to struggle on standardized math, science and reading tests in 2017, according to results released Friday. But there was enough of an improvement over dismal 2016 results the Gallant government is calling the scores good news. "Your government is pleased to see improvements in literacy, math and science at […more]A briefcase reveals the secrets of La Patente (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: January 16, 2018
The secret society of the Order of Jacques-Cartier, or La Patente, remains mysterious for many historians. A briefcase filled with documents dating from 1956 to 1965 has just been found in Grand Falls, in northwestern New Brunswick, and sheds new light on this secret group dedicated to the advancement of Francophones in New Brunswick. political […more]2nd Mistrial: Court still unable to find a bilingual jury
Posted: January 9, 2018
WOODSTOCK: A second attempt at finding a jury for a murder trial has again ended in a mistrial. Kurt Andrew Hudnut, 28, and James Andrew Melanson, 21, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Wayne Rattray in Tilley. The jury selection process began on Monday morning at the community room of the Ayr […more]Bilingualism of the Moncton Fire Department: Complainer wins (Translated by Google Translate)
Posted: December 31, 2017
An investigation by the Commissioner of Official Languages in New Brunswick may have consequences for all municipalities in the province The Moncton Fire Department must serve the public in both official languages at all times, concludes New Brunswick's Commissioner of Official Languages, following a complaint by a citizen who could not be served French during […more]Richard Wagner, a Chief Justice favorable to Francophones? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: December 12, 2017
Unsurprisingly, the Prime Minister has respected the principle of alternation, in place since the Second World War with one exception, which consists in successively choosing a judge from outside Quebec, stemming from the tradition of the common law, then a Chief Justice from Quebec civil law. In the last few days, however, several Liberal members […more]Commissioner of Official Languages “soft” on Bilingualism in Supreme Court, says MP (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: December 5, 2017
Raymond Théberge, Commissioner designate for Official Languages, presented an astonishing analysis on the subject of Supreme Court of Canada bilingualism: the one Justin Trudeau chose to be the watchdog of the two languages officials stated in committee that this was desirable, but "complex". THE CANADIAN PRESS "In principle, I believe in it; in practice, how […more]
ARANB Letter to All Senators, MPs and Premiers
Posted: December 14, 2018
November 26, 2018 To: All Canadian Senators, MPs and Premiers, Re: Comments and Objections to Bill S209 Amendments to the Official Languages Act As you may be aware, the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages is conducting hearings on changes to the Official Languages Act. We have serious concerns regarding these hearings. We are the […more]‘We can’t let people die on the side of the road’: Gauvin
Posted: November 7, 2018
John Chilibeck, Legislature Bureau, Nov 7, 2018 FREDERICTON • The only Tory francophone to win a seat in the provincial election says an accident he was in three years ago convinced him to support his party’s stance on ambulances, regardless of whether the paramedics are fully bilingual. Robert Gauvin said he was travelling with […more]French an ‘asset’ but not the priority in hiring Fredericton police
Posted: March 6, 2018
The Fredericton Police Force is trying to increase French proficiency among officers, but it hasn't been easy and it isn't the priority in hiring. "I don't want the language competency to drive the hiring process," Deputy Chief Martin Gaudet said. "I want the hard skills, the soft skills, the emotional skills of the individual to drive the hire." […more]Francophone communities outside Quebec issue ultimatum in Ottawa (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: January 29, 2018
The Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities (FCFA) in Canada is demanding concrete action from the federal government to improve the lot of Francophone minority communities and gives it until March 31 to do so. "It's been more than 27 months since this government came to power. Since then, we have had a lot of […more]French-immersion students score much higher on English tests than core students Teachers spokesperson says streaming exists in provincial schools, despite inclusion policy
Posted: January 23, 2018
Standardized test results released last week show wide discrepancies between students who are in French immersion and those who aren't, the president of the New Brunswick Teachers Association says. Ninety-four per cent of Grade 9 immersion students did well on their English-language assessments compared with 74 per cent of students in the core program. George Daley said […more]Exclusive: Language rules hurting bus service – mom (paid content)
Posted: January 22, 2018
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/times-transcript/story/100489767/late-bus?source=story-latestGrade 6 students miss targets in science, math and reading – 2nd-language scores not budging
Posted: January 19, 2018
New Brunswick Grade 6 students continued to struggle on standardized math, science and reading tests in 2017, according to results released Friday. But there was enough of an improvement over dismal 2016 results the Gallant government is calling the scores good news. "Your government is pleased to see improvements in literacy, math and science at […more]A briefcase reveals the secrets of La Patente (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: January 16, 2018
The secret society of the Order of Jacques-Cartier, or La Patente, remains mysterious for many historians. A briefcase filled with documents dating from 1956 to 1965 has just been found in Grand Falls, in northwestern New Brunswick, and sheds new light on this secret group dedicated to the advancement of Francophones in New Brunswick. political […more]2nd Mistrial: Court still unable to find a bilingual jury
Posted: January 9, 2018
WOODSTOCK: A second attempt at finding a jury for a murder trial has again ended in a mistrial. Kurt Andrew Hudnut, 28, and James Andrew Melanson, 21, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Wayne Rattray in Tilley. The jury selection process began on Monday morning at the community room of the Ayr […more]Bilingualism of the Moncton Fire Department: Complainer wins (Translated by Google Translate)
Posted: December 31, 2017
An investigation by the Commissioner of Official Languages in New Brunswick may have consequences for all municipalities in the province The Moncton Fire Department must serve the public in both official languages at all times, concludes New Brunswick's Commissioner of Official Languages, following a complaint by a citizen who could not be served French during […more]Richard Wagner, a Chief Justice favorable to Francophones? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: December 12, 2017
Unsurprisingly, the Prime Minister has respected the principle of alternation, in place since the Second World War with one exception, which consists in successively choosing a judge from outside Quebec, stemming from the tradition of the common law, then a Chief Justice from Quebec civil law. In the last few days, however, several Liberal members […more]Commissioner of Official Languages “soft” on Bilingualism in Supreme Court, says MP (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: December 5, 2017
Raymond Théberge, Commissioner designate for Official Languages, presented an astonishing analysis on the subject of Supreme Court of Canada bilingualism: the one Justin Trudeau chose to be the watchdog of the two languages officials stated in committee that this was desirable, but "complex". THE CANADIAN PRESS "In principle, I believe in it; in practice, how […more]