Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada. The Ministers‘ Council on the Canadian Francophonie representing francophone and Acadian communities had been meeting for the past two days, involving representatives of all three levels of government. Federal Official Languages Minister…
Francophonie Ministers Stress Collaboration on Official Languages Action Plan
House Passes Official Languages Bill to Enshrine Francophone Immigration in Law
A bill that aims to enshrine a francophone immigration program into law is heading to the Senate after clearing the House of Commons. Bill C-13 would modernize the Official Languages Act and recognize that French is the only official language in Canada that is under threat and therefore must be protected within federal workplaces. The…
Canada Developing New Immigration Policy to Attract French-Speaking People, Teachers
The Liberal government says it is developing new policy on francophone immigration as a way to grow the French language in Canada. Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says it’s an advantage for Canada to have a bilingual workforce and population. The policy is part of a five-year action plan for official languages the government…
French Outside Quebec ‘Remains Fragile’ Despite Billions in Grants Invested: Federal Report
French outside Quebec “remains fragile” despite billions in grants invested to promote the language since 2003, according to a report by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Published last November, the report says the feasibility of establishing thriving Francophone communities outside of Quebec—defined as Francophone official language minority communities (OLMCs)—remains challenging even though funding to launch…
French Outside Quebec ‘Remains Fragile’ Despite Billions in Grants to Promote the Language: Federal Report
French outside Quebec “remains fragile” despite billions in grants invested to promote the language since 2003, according to a report by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Published last November and updated on March 27, the report says the feasibility of establishing thriving Francophone communities outside of Quebec—defined as Francophone official language minority communities (OLMCs)—remains challenging…
Proposed Law to Strengthen the French Language in Federal Institutions Could Surpass $240M in Compliance Costs: Budget Watchdog
The federal government has underestimated by a huge margin the costs needed to extend French-language rights to federally regulated businesses in its proposed changes to the Official Languages Act, according to a report by the parliamentary budget officer (PBO). Bill C-13 seeks to strengthen the state of French in federal public institutions and expand the…
Bilingualism Requirement for Supreme Court Judges Decried as Favouring French
Ottawa’s move to make bilingualism a requirement to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada has sparked criticism from diversity advocates who fear it will exclude qualified candidates who don’t speak both French and English. Some are also concerned that it will limit the talent pool and lead to bias in the judicial system. In…
Quebec, France Resistant to Encroaching ‘Woke’ Ideology
Commentary Last month, Quebec Premier François Legault took to Facebook to criticize “radical activists” who he said are taking political correctness to extremes. He was in part reacting to the suspension last September of a francophone University of Ottawa professor for using the N-word in class. “If we don’t defend someone who is a victim…
Doctor Has No Right to Francophone Panel, Ontario Discipline Committee Rules
February 3, 2021
admin
CanadaCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of OntarioDr. Mathieu BelangerfrancophonemisconductOntario's medical regulatorWorld
0 Comment
TORONTO—A francophone doctor accused of misconduct by Ontario’s medical regulator has lost his bid to have his case heard by a French-speaking disciplinary panel. In ruling against Dr. Mathieu Belanger, the discipline committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario decided he had no right to a panel that could operate in French…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`