(Quebec) The Quebec Minister for the French Language, Simon Jolin-Barrette, will be the guest speaker this Thursday at the French Academy, in Paris, to speak on the French language and its legal status in Quebec.
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Minister Jolin-Barrette will speak under the famous dome of the Quai de Conti in front of an audience of academicians and 150 guests who have come to learn about the new version of the Charter of the French language adopted in 1977 and reviewed by his government. This year.
Mr. Jolin-Barrette will take the opportunity to explain his political and nationalist approach, namely how Quebec intends to go about protecting the French language better and ensuring its influence and sustainability, by intervening on various levers to curb its decline, particularly to Montreal.
It is exceptional for an elected official who is neither head of government nor head of state to be invited to address the members of the assembly which brings together the elite of French-speaking literature. The French Academy was founded in 1634 and has 40 members, including the Quebec writer of Haitian origin Dany Laferrière.
Minister Jolin-Barrette described this invitation as historic and sees it as a unique opportunity to strengthen ties around the common goal of protecting and promoting French.
During his brief mission of a few days in France, Simon Jolin-Barrette also plans to meet with dignitaries, as Minister of Justice.