Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “The CAQ government should stop its efforts to control the languages we choose to speak.” Published Sep 22, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 3 minute…
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Montrealer Matthew Rankin's Universal Language to represent Canada at Oscars
Breadcrumb Trail Links Montreal movies The Manitoba-born filmmaker’s feature premièred at Cannes and will have its North American première at the Toronto International Film Fest. Published Aug 27, 2024 • Last updated…
Opinion: Health-care language directive fit for the shredder
Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec Opinion Ministers have offered to “clarify” the new rules for when a language other than French may be use in medical settings. That won’t cut it. Author of…
Editorial: Rescind unworkable directives on language in health care
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Editorials The government of Premier François Legault is breaking its commitments to Quebec’s English-speaking community. It needs to back off. Published Aug 10, 2024 • Last updated 19 hours…
Toula Drimonis: No matter their language, sick Quebecers need compassion, not confusion
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Opinion Columnists The CAQ government has created unnecessary anxiety for linguistic minorities and hospital workers. Author of the article: Toula Drimonis • Special to Montreal Gazette…
Letters: Language misunderstandings in hospitals can have dire results
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “The OQLF’s intrusion into our health-care system, when it is already in such disarray, endangers the lives of patients.” Published Jul 27, 2024 • Last updated 1 day…
Letters: Language inspections in hospitals a new low for Quebec government
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “As a French-Canadian who supports some coercive measures to impose French, this is outrageous.” Published Jul 24, 2024 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 7 minute read…
Clifford Lincoln: As problems pile up, CAQ doubles down on language
Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec Opinion Instead of seeing “others” as a threat, it is high time for our government to acknowledge their contributions as loyal Quebecers. Published Jun 13, 2024 • Last…
Robert Libman: Beware of stepping in Quebec's no-go language zone
Article content Bilingualism can be a dirty word, only in Quebec. It is politically incorrect to dare suggest Quebec society could benefit from being anything other than an officially unilingual French society….
Robert Libman: Instead of torquing language stats, focus on education
Breadcrumb Trail Links Quebec Opinion Columnists The challenge of strengthening French is complex. Solutions require serious analysis and common sense — not political manipulations. Published May 04, 2024 • Last updated 6 hours…