Premier Doug Ford says he’s learning French, offers a ‘bonjour, comment ca va’ as evidence
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is working on learning French and thinks it will be “pretty easy” to pick up. Continue reading
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Justin Trudeau to confront Doug Ford on cuts to francophone services
Ford’s conservatives last week announced cuts affecting Ontario’s 600,000 francophones, including the cancellation of plans for a francophone university and eliminating the office of the province’s French language services commissioner. Continue reading
Action needed to support francophones in Ontario, commissioner says
French Language Services Commissioner Francois Boileau said if nothing is done to address the issue, Ontario’s francophone demographic may decrease to the point where it becomes insignificant and public services for the population are hard to come by. Continue reading
Statistics show Quebecers leaving to settle in rest of Canada
By Tim Sargeant Reporter
There is a massive exodus happening in Quebec where tens of thousands of residents have left the province to live elsewhere in Canada. Continue reading
What Canada’s population will look like in 2036
Canada will be much more of a country of immigrants two decades from now than it is today, Statistics Canada predicts. Continue reading
‘Quebec My Country Mon Pays’ tackles Anglophone exodus from Quebec
By Elysia Bryan-Baynes Anchor/Reporter
From the 1960s to the late 1990s, almost 600,000 Anglophone Quebecers left the province. Quebec My Country Mon Pays looks at the period of time known as the Quiet Revolution. Continue reading
Commissioner wants government services available in French in all of Ontario
Ontario’s French language commissioner says francophones should be able to get government services anywhere in the province, not just in 26 designated regions. Continue reading
Do Montreal anglos need to rebrand themselves?
By Jamie Orchard Anchor
Are Quebec anglophones getting a bad rap on language issues? Dan Delmar explains how anglos can get a more positive message out about their integration into Quebec society. Continue reading
Coronation of Belgium’s 7th king marked by cheers, protests
Several legislators from northern Flanders boycotted King Philippe I’s coronation, highlighting longstanding feuding between the nation’s Dutch-speaking Flemings and Francophones – the biggest challenge the new monarch will face. Continue reading
City Hall is making a point to hire more Anglophones
New policies are being put in place to hire more anglophone civil servants at city hall. Continue reading