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Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety – The Globe and Mail
Posted: August 19, 2017
Source: How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety - The Globe and MailNew Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: August 17, 2017
New Brunswick is a bit less bilingual than previously reported, Statistics Canada announced Thursday after discovering a computer error. Source: New Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show - New Brunswick - CBC NewsFrancophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer – Manitoba – CBC News
Posted: August 16, 2017
A Franco-Manitoban lawyer has successfully challenged a speeding ticket because the officer who pulled him over didn’t offer him service in French. Source: Francophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer - Manitoba - CBC NewsShould August 15 be a holiday? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 15, 2017
PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2017 For UNI Financial Cooperation, August 15 is a public holiday. Photo: CBC / Samuel LeGresley Many Acadians celebrate their culture on August 15, but should this day be a holiday? In some Acadian regions, some employers grant paid leave to their employees. A text by Samuel LeGresley Each province has its holiday. Quebeckers […more]Only French Speakers Should Be Allowed To Immigrate To Quebec: PQ Leader
Posted: August 11, 2017
Refugees would be an exception, Jean-Francois Lisee says. Source: Only French Speakers Should Be Allowed To Immigrate To Quebec: PQ LeaderDon Macpherson: The wrong kind of Quebecers | Montreal Gazette
Posted: August 4, 2017
The general reaction in Quebec to new census data on language is that there are too many Quebecers with mother tongues other than French. Source: Don Macpherson: The wrong kind of Quebecers | Montreal GazetteOfficial Languages Act Bill to Amend—Second Reading—Debate Continued
Posted: July 20, 2017
On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Chaput, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, for the second reading of Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public). Hon. Claudette Tardif: Honourable senators, I rise today to share with you the merits […more]Long-time director given one year to learn French (by subscription)
Posted: July 19, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/tribune/story/100265832/Speaking in English at the Jeux de la francophonie
Posted: July 14, 2017
At the Jeux de la francophonie canadienne in Moncton, it was impossible to walk without hearing young people speak in English. A trend that surprises many. Jessie Bélanger-Bisson, from the Quebec delegation, hears a lot of young people speaking in English at the Jeux de la francophonie. "When people communicate with other delegations, they make an effort […more]Police commission to investigate language complaint against Fredericton police – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: July 10, 2017
The New Brunswick Police Commission has been asked to investigate a complaint made against the Fredericton Police Force by a driver who wanted to deal with a French-speaking officer. Source: Police commission to investigate language complaint against Fredericton police - New Brunswick - CBC NewsBilingualism is still lacking at Ambulances New Brunswick (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: July 7, 2017
A Lamèque couple in New Brunswick complained that they had not been served in French on an ambulance trip. Ambulances New Brunswick continues to be subject to official language complaints. By 2015, the organization announced that it wanted to improve its service offer in both languages. Last week, Marcel Haché and Jean-Yves Duguay traveled back and […more]
Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety – The Globe and Mail
Posted: August 19, 2017
Source: How a data error revealed deep francophone anxiety - The Globe and MailNew Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: August 17, 2017
New Brunswick is a bit less bilingual than previously reported, Statistics Canada announced Thursday after discovering a computer error. Source: New Brunswick less bilingual than reported, corrected census figures show - New Brunswick - CBC NewsFrancophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer – Manitoba – CBC News
Posted: August 16, 2017
A Franco-Manitoban lawyer has successfully challenged a speeding ticket because the officer who pulled him over didn’t offer him service in French. Source: Francophone beats speeding ticket issued by non-bilingual officer - Manitoba - CBC NewsShould August 15 be a holiday? (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 15, 2017
PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2017 For UNI Financial Cooperation, August 15 is a public holiday. Photo: CBC / Samuel LeGresley Many Acadians celebrate their culture on August 15, but should this day be a holiday? In some Acadian regions, some employers grant paid leave to their employees. A text by Samuel LeGresley Each province has its holiday. Quebeckers […more]Only French Speakers Should Be Allowed To Immigrate To Quebec: PQ Leader
Posted: August 11, 2017
Refugees would be an exception, Jean-Francois Lisee says. Source: Only French Speakers Should Be Allowed To Immigrate To Quebec: PQ LeaderDon Macpherson: The wrong kind of Quebecers | Montreal Gazette
Posted: August 4, 2017
The general reaction in Quebec to new census data on language is that there are too many Quebecers with mother tongues other than French. Source: Don Macpherson: The wrong kind of Quebecers | Montreal GazetteOfficial Languages Act Bill to Amend—Second Reading—Debate Continued
Posted: July 20, 2017
On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Chaput, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moore, for the second reading of Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public). Hon. Claudette Tardif: Honourable senators, I rise today to share with you the merits […more]Long-time director given one year to learn French (by subscription)
Posted: July 19, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/tribune/story/100265832/Speaking in English at the Jeux de la francophonie
Posted: July 14, 2017
At the Jeux de la francophonie canadienne in Moncton, it was impossible to walk without hearing young people speak in English. A trend that surprises many. Jessie Bélanger-Bisson, from the Quebec delegation, hears a lot of young people speaking in English at the Jeux de la francophonie. "When people communicate with other delegations, they make an effort […more]Police commission to investigate language complaint against Fredericton police – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: July 10, 2017
The New Brunswick Police Commission has been asked to investigate a complaint made against the Fredericton Police Force by a driver who wanted to deal with a French-speaking officer. Source: Police commission to investigate language complaint against Fredericton police - New Brunswick - CBC NewsBilingualism is still lacking at Ambulances New Brunswick (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: July 7, 2017
A Lamèque couple in New Brunswick complained that they had not been served in French on an ambulance trip. Ambulances New Brunswick continues to be subject to official language complaints. By 2015, the organization announced that it wanted to improve its service offer in both languages. Last week, Marcel Haché and Jean-Yves Duguay traveled back and […more]