Franco-Ontarians
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Longtime professor named president of Ontario’s proposed French-language universityThe dean of Concordia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Andre Roy, has been appointed president of Ontario's proposed French-language university.EducationApr 15, 2020
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Ontario government proposes deal to build province’s 1st French-language universityThe Progressive Conservatives are now asking Ottawa to contribute the other half of the $126 million needed for the project, which they say will take eight years to complete.CanadaSep 5, 2019
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‘Historic’: Quebecers and Franco-Ontarians celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste parade together"I'm very glad to see this event, for me it's a historical one," said Yves Saint-Denis.CanadaJun 24, 2019
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Londoners to rally against Ford government’s cuts to francophone servicesLondon's francophone community and its supporters will meet in Victoria Park this weekend to protest the province's cuts to French-language programs.CanadaNov 30, 2018
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Partisanship clouds Justin Trudeau and opposition leaders’ meeting on ‘Francophonie’ issuesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterparts from the four other main federal parties left a supposedly non-partisan meeting on how to help Canadian francophones divided.CanadaNov 28, 2018
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Amanda Simard says government ‘backtracking’ on Francophone issues not enoughAmanda Simard, a rookie legislator who represents a largely Franco-Ontarian riding, backed what she called an "important" Opposition motion that aimed to revive the university project and the commissioner's office, saying the province's "partial backtracking" on the issue wasn't enough.CanadaNov 28, 2018
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Ontario PC legislator working to reverse premier’s moves on Francophone issuesAmanda Simard, who represents the largely Franco-Ontarian riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell in eastern Ontario, said Tuesday that she continues to support the Progressive Conservative government's general direction but not its decisions on those two issues.CanadaNov 27, 2018
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Ontario government announces new French commissioner job amid outcry over cutsPremier Doug Ford says his government is creating the position of French-Language Services Commissioner within the provincial ombudsman's office, and seeking to turn the office of francophone affairs into a ministry.CanadaNov 23, 2018
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Quebec group says cuts to Ontario francophones touch all linguistic minoritiesThe QCGN said the Ontario moves are "a step backwards" after years of gains.CanadaNov 22, 2018
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Quebec premier François Legault caught between language and business with Ontario’s cuts to FrenchQuebec Premier François Legault was forced to be lead defender of the French language in North America.PoliticsNov 19, 2018
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