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How do you find your way around speaking your language well?
As we have seen, once again, in the text “Québécois French, no worse than any other”, published in The duty of last April 12, the endless debate on the quality…
“The shipwreck of French, the triumph of English”: language adrift
Of course there are reasons to be concerned about the future of French in Quebec, believes Lionel Meney. The linguist has just published a survey entitled The shipwreck of French,…
“A Universal Language” by Montreal filmmaker Matthew Rankin will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival
A universal languagethe latest film by Montrealer Matthew Rankin, was selected for the Cinematographers’ Fortnight, as part of the Cannes Film Festival. The feature film, written and directed by Rankin,…
The language of Maryse Condé
The writer Maryse Condé died on April 2, and I note, with regret, that the Quebec media have not paid enough attention to this great writer of Guadeloupean origin whose…
Brian Mulroney: a deep attachment to Quebec and its French language
On the occasion of the state funeral of Brian Mulroney, which takes place this Saturday, March 23, The newspaper publishes a large tribute file which allows you to relive significant…
The language of Camille Laurin
The father of the Charter of the French language, the former independence minister Camille Laurin, died 25 years ago on Monday. “What infinite patience he had! » exclaims former minister…
To love is to choose a language?
Although Valentine’s Day passed almost two weeks ago, love is a subject that we never tire of talking about, a notion that brings back memories for many that are sometimes…
Toronto Pearson Airport “violated” language rights, judges Federal Court
A tough defender of linguistic rights against airlines for 24 years, Franco-Ontarian Michel Thibodeau has once again won his case. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) will have to pay…
Biden to Putin, very undiplomatic language
These are these crude terms, “ son of a bitch », which United States President Joe Biden used during a speech to talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin. This very…
Asylum seekers threaten the French language, according to Legault
After his minister said that asylum seekers posed a risk to Quebec identity, Prime Minister François Legault followed suit by adding that they threatened the French language. “The facts are…
Language cannot be the main criterion in the distribution of asylum seekers, says Quebec
The language criterion cannot be the main factor in the distribution of asylum seekers across Canada, according to the CAQ government. If he still wants to see more of these…
Report from the French Language Commissioner: $13 billion to Frenchify temporary immigrants
Francising all temporary immigrants, whose numbers have exploded on Quebec territory since 2016, would cost between $10.6 and $12.9 billion, reveals the second report of the Commissioner for the French…
When AI speaks the language of love
This text is taken from Courrier de l’ économique. Click here to subscribe. In business, it is said, half-jokingly, half-seriously (and often in somewhat cruder terms…), that when the love…
French, a language to project yourself
Far from the political clamor of language debates, thousands of immigrants tackle the task of learning French every day in Quebec. The duty was invited to a French class throughout…
The words of Q | Shake up the language to move our sexualities
If they don’t care about their balls, can we finally fight about their clit? A new Robert dares to reflect on the question, with The words of Q, an unpublished…
Higher education language: looking beyond the statistics
This text is part of the special Higher Education notebook Since the entry into force of Law 14 in 2023 (Act respecting the official and common language of Quebec, French),…
French, a language for coming together
Far from the political clamor of language debates, thousands of immigrants tackle the task of learning French every day in Quebec. The duty was invited to a French class throughout…
French disappears as an official language in Canada
At the Winnipeg Jets game on Saturday, Canada’s national anthem was sung in English and Punjabi. A first, a moment described as historic. A moment certainly representative of the current…
Hugo pop! | Do you speak the STAT language?
Prepare the crico kit! It’s going to take venous gas! Give him calcium gluconate, three ampoules! Posted at 4:17 a.m. Updated at 7:15 a.m. The shock room, the rib retractor…
The Uighurs of Kazakhstan, ultimate guardians of a threatened language and culture
“Here, in Kazakhstan, we can live our culture freely, because we are not subject to repression like in China,” says Islam, a Uighur dancer and musician. A few minutes earlier,…