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Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF
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Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF
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Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF
Description
January 9, 2023
Under Quebec’s Bill 96, if a town or city has fewer than 50 per cent of citizens who identify English as their mother tongue, their bilingual designation can be revoked. Last month, a total of 47 municipalities in the province including six in the Montreal area were given notice. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, some of those cities say they are rallying to protect their status.
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Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF01:58 | January 9, 2023
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Jean-Doré Beach operating as usual despite mysterious underwater attack on child01:50 | 9 hours ago
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Montreal garden club celebrates 90th anniversary02:21 | July 14, 2024
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Remembering a drowning tragedy that claimed the lives of 12 Quebec children02:12 | July 13, 2024
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Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Montreal following dismantling of McGill encampment01:02 | July 12, 2024
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Poilievre labels supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens’03:11 | July 12, 2024
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Poilievre is ‘embarrassed’ to see Trudeau ‘treated like a human piñata’00:53 | July 12, 2024
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Young chess players assemble in Quebec for a for major tournament, chance for a spot in world championships01:26 | July 11, 2024
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Biggest male tennis stars in the world due to participate at this year’s Canadian Open in Montreal02:12 | July 11, 2024
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Frosty reception for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at first in-person appearance before Assembly of First Nations02:12 | July 11, 2024
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Poilievre critiques government’s ‘paternalistic’ system at AFN general assembly01:22 | July 11, 2024
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First Nation chiefs confront Poilievre on his priorities regarding Indigenous issues05:06 | July 11, 2024
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McGill encampment: Security firm helps dismantle pro-Palestinian camp at university02:00 | July 10, 2024
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RCMP launches awareness campaign on foreign interference02:06 | July 10, 2024
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Comiccon kicks off in Montreal, attracting thousands of sci-fi, horror, gaming and anime fans01:39 | July 5, 2024
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Montreal police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment downtown01:31 | July 5, 2024
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Montreal welcomes world-class musicians who specialize in a rare, centuries-old instrument02:32 | July 4, 2024
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City of Montreal threatening action over garish painted home used as a giant billboard01:49 | July 4, 2024
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Moving Day 2024 sees Quebecers scramble to find housing01:32 | July 2, 2024
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Global Montreal at 5:30: July 1, 202409:43 | July 1, 2024
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Canada Day celebrations in Montreal02:12 | July 1, 2024
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Tragedy strikes Quebec motorists during Canada Day long weekend02:15 | June 30, 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protestors block CN rail line, accuse company of transporting ‘complicit’ goods to Israel02:22 | June 29, 2024
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French-Montrealers turn out to vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right02:13 | June 29, 2024
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New rules announced for Quebec commercial signs will mean more French02:29 | June 27, 2024
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Montreal police dismantle Chinatown homeless encampment, advocates say the issue isn’t going anywhere01:53 | June 27, 2024
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Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to Ottawa02:01 | June 26, 2024
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Montreal police search for suspect after car thief unknowingly took baby01:11 | June 25, 2024
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Global News Montreal at 5:30: June 2409:30 | June 24, 2024
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Residents of Chertsey, Que. dealing with the aftermath of massive rainfall02:05 | June 24, 2024
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Protestors at pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal’s Victoria Square say they won’t leave until demands met02:17 | June 23, 2024
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Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF01:58 | January 9, 2023
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Jean-Doré Beach operating as usual despite mysterious underwater attack on child01:50 | 9 hours ago
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Montreal garden club celebrates 90th anniversary02:21 | July 14, 2024
-
Remembering a drowning tragedy that claimed the lives of 12 Quebec children02:12 | July 13, 2024
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Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Montreal following dismantling of McGill encampment01:02 | July 12, 2024
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Poilievre labels supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens’03:11 | July 12, 2024
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Poilievre is ‘embarrassed’ to see Trudeau ‘treated like a human piñata’00:53 | July 12, 2024
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Young chess players assemble in Quebec for a for major tournament, chance for a spot in world championships01:26 | July 11, 2024
-
Biggest male tennis stars in the world due to participate at this year’s Canadian Open in Montreal02:12 | July 11, 2024
-
Frosty reception for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at first in-person appearance before Assembly of First Nations02:12 | July 11, 2024
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Poilievre critiques government’s ‘paternalistic’ system at AFN general assembly01:22 | July 11, 2024
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First Nation chiefs confront Poilievre on his priorities regarding Indigenous issues05:06 | July 11, 2024
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McGill encampment: Security firm helps dismantle pro-Palestinian camp at university02:00 | July 10, 2024
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RCMP launches awareness campaign on foreign interference02:06 | July 10, 2024
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Comiccon kicks off in Montreal, attracting thousands of sci-fi, horror, gaming and anime fans01:39 | July 5, 2024
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Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in June: StatCan02:24 | July 5, 2024
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Montreal police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment downtown01:31 | July 5, 2024
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Montreal welcomes world-class musicians who specialize in a rare, centuries-old instrument02:32 | July 4, 2024
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City of Montreal threatening action over garish painted home used as a giant billboard01:49 | July 4, 2024
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Moving Day 2024 sees Quebecers scramble to find housing01:32 | July 2, 2024
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Global Montreal at 5:30: July 1, 202409:43 | July 1, 2024
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Canada Day celebrations in Montreal02:12 | July 1, 2024
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Tragedy strikes Quebec motorists during Canada Day long weekend02:15 | June 30, 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protestors block CN rail line, accuse company of transporting ‘complicit’ goods to Israel02:22 | June 29, 2024
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French-Montrealers turn out to vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right02:13 | June 29, 2024
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New rules announced for Quebec commercial signs will mean more French02:29 | June 27, 2024
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Montreal police dismantle Chinatown homeless encampment, advocates say the issue isn’t going anywhere01:53 | June 27, 2024
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Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to Ottawa02:01 | June 26, 2024
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Montreal police search for suspect after car thief unknowingly took baby01:11 | June 25, 2024
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Global News Montreal at 5:30: June 2409:30 | June 24, 2024
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Residents of Chertsey, Que. dealing with the aftermath of massive rainfall02:05 | June 24, 2024
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Protestors at pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal’s Victoria Square say they won’t leave until demands met02:17 | June 23, 2024
Some Quebec municipalities gearing up to fight for bilingual status after notice from OQLF
Description
January 9, 2023
Under Quebec’s Bill 96, if a town or city has fewer than 50 per cent of citizens who identify English as their mother tongue, their bilingual designation can be revoked. Last month, a total of 47 municipalities in the province including six in the Montreal area were given notice. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, some of those cities say they are rallying to protect their status.
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