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Organizations call for New Brunswick to reconsider scrapping French immersion programNew Brunswick, the country's only bilingual province, is planning on eliminating the French Immersion education model in September 2023 in favour of a 'more comprehensive' program.EducationOct 19, 2022
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Canada should offer Indigenous language training, exemptions to public servants: memoThe memo said some Indigenous public servants belonging to a network of around 400 who work for the federal government asserted the need for a "blanket exemption."CanadaAug 14, 2022
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Parliament Hill translators say bilingualism under threat by unaccredited hiresThe quality of bilingual interpretation is under major threat, says an international group - and Conservatives are raising concerns over the security of confidential meetings.CanadaJul 27, 2022
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Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ annual powwow is backGreater Saskatoon Catholic Schools held their annual powwow Friday. There, the First Nations Bank of Canada announced funding for the new St. Frances Cree Bilingual School.EducationJun 17, 2022
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Events broadcast on Trudeau’s Facebook page must be bilingual: language commissionerThe commissioner received complaints about the lack of French-language translation of a news conference announcing the appointment of Mary Simon as governor general.CanadaApr 18, 2022
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Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant governor must be bilingualCourt of Queen's Bench chief justice says that striking down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's appointment of Brenda Murphy would create a constitutional and legislative crisis.CanadaApr 14, 2022
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N.B. mostly accepts report calling for changes to 2nd-language learningThe New Brunswick government says it is accepting 18 out of 24 recommendations in a report calling for improvements to second-language learning in the province.CanadaMar 30, 2022
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Air Canada CEO apologizes to parliamentary committee in first comments on poor FrenchRousseau said his comments last Nov. were "insensitive'' when he said that he managed to live 14 years in Montreal without speaking French, which is ``to the credit'' of the city.CanadaMar 21, 2022
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New Brunswick must revamp approach to ensure more people become bilingual: reportThe report calls for standardization around proficiency testing in schools, where it says there is also a need for strong second language programming with realistic goals.CanadaFeb 2, 2022
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New Brunswick premier’s comments ‘direct attack’ on entire Francophone population: SANBPremier Blaine Higgs is taking some criticism following comments he made about Roger Melanson speaking French to "change the narrative" in the legislative assembly.PoliticsDec 9, 2021
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