Appearing six times a year, the Network News informs our partners and stakeholders as well as members of Quebec’s English-speaking community about the latest activities, news, and views of the Quebec Community Groups Network.
RENEWED DETERMINATION IN BATTLE FOR RIGHTS AND RESPECT
After decades of relative linguistic peace, English-speaking Quebec has reached a momentous crossroad. Not since the introduction of Bill 101 in 1977 have English-speaking Quebecers been required to so vigorously defend our contributions to Quebec society, the institutions we have built and indeed our very place in this province. That was among my messages in a commentary published in The Montreal Gazette on June 15.
For more than a year now, the English-speaking community of Quebec has been galvanized as it had not been for a very long time.
SENATE MUST EXAMINE CONSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS OF BILL C-13
On Monday, the House of Commons adopted Bill C-13, the federal government's overhaul of the Official Languages Act. The bill now moves on to the Senate, where we hope the Upper Chamber will closely scrutinize the inclusion of Quebec's Charter of the French Language within the Act.
The bill, which is contentious for English-speaking Quebec, sailed through the House. A handful of Liberal MPs, representing mainly Montreal-area ridings with significant numbers of English constituents, objected to portions of the bill.
Community intervenes to prevent deep cuts at the Montreal Gazette
QCGN leading charge against looming threat to official bilingualism in Canada
A time of deep transformation
English-speaking Quebec is indeed at a crossroads
It has been an honour to lead the QCGN at this crucial crossroads
We hear Premier Legault's hostile and inhospitale message loud and clear
The changing face of the Quebec Community Groups Network
Bill 96 retains attention of QCGN as English-speaking Quebecers worry about their rights and the vitality of their communities
Community Shares Concerns and Expectations with Minister Weil.