Bilingualism

• Ottawa wants to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies

  Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• Questions on bilingualism dominate N.B. languages commissioner’s committee appearance

  New Brunswick's Official Languages Act has nothing to do with bilingualism but seeks to ensure all New Brunswickers can access government services in their language of choice.

  Politics

  Feb 16
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• Quebec introduces new resources to enforce French language laws

  Dozens of new workers are slated to be hired to enforce Quebec's French Language Charter

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2020
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• Bilingualism petition dispute shows challenges of managing expectations: PANB leader

  Kris Austin says the People's Alliance of New Brunswick is more interested in ending duality, what he calls the segregation of French and English speakers into two systems.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2020
• Bilingualism on the rise among children in Canada

  Statistics Canada tracked the rate of English-French bilingualism in a cohort of children. Over 10 years, the rate of bilingualism increased from 17 per cent to 27 per cent.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy responds to legal action pursued by Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick

  "Linguistic duality, and more importantly institutional duality, are of the utmost importance."

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2019
• Bilingualism on the rise among young Quebecers and New Brunswickers: Statistics Canada

  Young Quebecers were the most likely to remain bilingual once they learned the two languages.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2019
• Moncton-area transportation service looks to remove ad from anglophone rights group

  The transportation service for the Moncton area has requested that an advertisement from the Anglophone Rights Association of New Brunswick be pulled from its buses.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2019
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• Official languages should be above partisanship: New Brunswick francophone advocacy group

  Robert Melanson said it's clear the New Brunswick government isn't interested in working in the best interests of Acadians and francophones. 

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2019
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• New Brunswick languages commissioner report sparks threats to topple PC minority government

  The People's Alliance holds the balance of power in the legislature — with its three votes allowing Premier Blaine Higgs and the Tories to pass bills and survive confidence motions. 

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2019