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I’m bilingual, so it’s all good!
Beyond the insults that Frédéric Lacroix and I suffered during our appearance at the Standing Committee on Official Languages on May 6, 2024, I would like to return to the…
Guilty of sexual assault, a bilingual French speaker will have a new trial for having been judged in English
Found guilty of sexual assault following a trial which took place in English, a bilingual French-speaker obtained the annulment of his conviction because his linguistic rights were violated, ruled the…
It’s up to municipal elected officials to defend the bilingual status of their city, says Minister Jean-François Roberge
The Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, hopes that the status of bilingual cities will become one of the questions on the ballot during the next municipal elections. “The…
Judicial Errors Review Commission | Commissioners will not have to be bilingual
(Ottawa) The commissioners who will sit on the new commission to examine judicial errors will not be required to be able to speak and understand French and English clearly. Posted…
The potential of a bilingual McGill University
All Quebecers recognize McGill University’s status of excellence, and its international reputation in terms of research is well established. The problem does not lie specifically in its status as an…
Twenty bilingual cities in Quebec consider Bill 96 on French to be abusive
In the eyes of 23 municipalities with bilingual status, certain provisions of the Act respecting the official and common language of Quebec, French (“Bill 96”) violate their rights and those…
Bilingual municipalities in Quebec choose to keep their status
All municipalities in Quebec that were in danger of losing their bilingual status under a provincial language law chose to retain their right to serve people in English and French.…
Bilingual municipalities in Quebec choose to keep their status
All municipalities in Quebec that were in danger of losing their bilingual status under a provincial language law chose to retain their right to serve people in English and French.…
Public funds to have bilingual judges
The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, is outraged by the fact that the Conseil de la magistrature du Québec (CMQ) exceeded its annual budget by more than 40% last year,…
Fired because he is not bilingual: a French policeman cannot work in Montreal
A 20-year-old French policeman years of experience, who came here in the hope of being able to work in French in Quebec, can’t get over seeing the doors close because…
Ottawa’s Montfort Hospital Considers Recruiting Bilingual Caregivers Abroad
In addition to turning to placement agencies, Hôpital Montfort in Ottawa is exploring the possibility of recruiting internationally to respond to the shortage of bilingual caregivers in Ontario. According to…
Shortage of medicines | The Conservatives are proposing an exception to the bilingual labeling requirement
(Ottawa) To address the shortage of pediatric drugs such as Tylenol, Advil or Motrin, the Conservatives are proposing that Health Canada make an exception to the bilingualism requirement on original…
English and bilingual, the two official languages
The scene is all too familiar. Statistics Canada releases a new census. There is a decline in French. The news is making headlines. Politicians say they are “concerned”. Then we…
Law 96 | Municipalities want to keep their bilingual city status
(Montreal) The new Quebec language law has enabled dozens of Quebec municipalities to retain their bilingual city status, while a small number are considering abandoning it. Posted at 9:49 Morgan…
The next president of the CRTC will be bilingual, assures the Minister of Heritage
The next president of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will be bilingual, assured the Minister of Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, despite the fact that the job offer specifies that…
An election without a bilingual leader in Ontario
For the first time in nearly fifty years, no provincial party leader in Ontario will speak French during the election campaign that will begin next week. Although some chiefs have…
“All judges” of the Supreme Court should be bilingual, says Richard Wagner
The Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner, does not want to get involved in the debate on the bill strengthening the Official Languages Act (C-13) taking place in the House…
Bilingual judges do not threaten the French language
PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES “In Quebec, each person who addresses a court – accused, witness, lawyer, judge – can use French or English, according to his preference”, writes…
M. Pokora and Christina Milian: At only 2 years old, their son Isaiah is already bilingual!
Dogs are not cats. The small family of Christina Milian and Mr. Pokora is proof of this. In January 2020, the 40-year-old American singer gave birth to their first child,…
“She is in a bilingual school”: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy confides in her daughter Giulia, 10 years old
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy spent a memorable evening at the inauguration of the new hotel on avenue George V, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris: the Bvlgari Hotel. The 53-year-old singer and…