Official Languages Act

• N.B. premier delaying province’s response to Official Languages Act recommendations

  New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has announced he is delaying the province's response to the recommendations to improve the Official Languages Act.

  Politics

  Jun 30
  
• N.B. language commissioner ‘greatly disappointed’ in recommendation silence

  The report with several recommendations to amend the Official Languages Act has been left unaddressed by the government as the latest session closed, drawing critcism.

  Canada

  Jun 13
  
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• Governor General and Air Canada CEO trigger thousands of complaints to languages czar

  Commissioner Raymond Théberge says it is an 'error' to name people who can't speak both official languages to positions of authority.

  Canada

  Jun 7
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• New CN chief executive says francophone board member coming soon

  Tracy Robinson told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that she is committed to appointing a French-speaking director from Quebec very soon.

  Canada

  Jun 2
• CN Rail promises to beef up francophone presence on board

  CN is subject to Canada's Official Languages Act, which requires federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• N.B. Opposition accuses premier of not making official languages review ‘a priority’

  Premier Blaine Higgs says the government won't respond to the review until June, which will be six months after it was first released.

  Politics

  Apr 11
• Preliminary report finds complaints about Air Canada CEO speech founded: commissioner

  Michael Rousseau sparked an outcry last year when, following a speech almost entirely in English, he told reporters he did not need to learn French to get by in Montreal.

  Canada

  Apr 8
• Air Canada CEO apologizes to parliamentary committee in first comments on poor French

  Rousseau 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.

  Canada

  Mar 21
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• New Brunswick Official Languages Act review calls for dedicated department

  The Official Languages Act is reviewed once every decade, with the goal of offering a better understanding and implementation of the province's language laws.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021
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• Freeland makes several recommendations to Air Canada’s board over CEO’s comments on French

  Chrystia Freeland is also asking that knowledge of French become an important criterion for securing promotions at the airline, which is subject to the Official Languages Act.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2021