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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 20, 2023 11:27 am Updated December 20, 2023 1:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario’s French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly …
Read More »Conservatives in Alberta aren’t speaking the same language. And that’s a problem for the UCP
This column is an opinion by Alberta farmer and blogger David Cymbaluk. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. About a year ago, I wrote that Alberta’s United Conservative Party was fracturing along ideological lines that had been papered over by Jason Kenney’s choice to unite two conservative factions. Since …
Read More »Language, immigration and jobs: Catch up on key moments from the Quebec leaders’ debate
The economy, immigration and the French language figured prominently in the first leaders debate in the Quebec election campaign, featuring lively, sometimes cacophonous exchanges. The “face-to-face” model on the TVA network divides the debate into mini-debates where one leader faces off against another. The fast-paced exchanges led to some stinging one-liners. Coalition Avenir …
Read More »Mandarin now Toronto’s 2nd-most common first language, reflecting years of demographic change
Toronto author and historian Arlene Chan has been expecting it to happen for years. And with this week’s census release, it finally did: Mandarin has edged out Cantonese as the second-most common first language in Toronto, after English. “I’ve been watching over the years, the slow increase,” said Chan, who …
Read More »N.B. First Nation declares Wolastoqey the official language of the community
Neqotkuk First Nation has announced its intention to make Wolastoqey the official language of the community in northwestern New Brunswick. Chief Ross Perley and the band council passed a resolution to recognize Wolastoqey as the original language of the territory and establish it as the official language of the community, according to a news …
Read More »How learning a First Nations language helps these 3 people connect with culture, family, community
Chance Paupanekis credits much of his well-being to learning his traditional language. Paupanekis, who is from the Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, is studying Ininimowin — a Cree language that has five major dialects, according to Indigenous Languages of Manitoba. Language is more than just words in his culture, says Paupanekis — one of three people …
Read More »Legal experts fact-check Quebec ad campaign that aims to correct ‘falsehoods’ on controversial language law
Legal experts are slamming a full-page ad from the CAQ government running in both French and English newspapers this week that purports to correct “falsehoods” circulating about the new law to protect the French language, commonly know as Bill 96. “The ad campaign is misleading,” constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told CBC in an …
Read More »Now that Quebec’s new language law has been adopted, many wonder how it will be enforced
The potential problems with enforcing the Quebec government’s new law to protect the French language — commonly known as Bill 96 — become evident when one imagines the simplest of scenarios. Suppose your recycling bin is cracked, and you want to get a new one. If you live in Montreal, you’d call the 311 information number. But …
Read More »Liberal MPs to join fight against Quebec’s controversial language bill
A number of Montreal-area Liberal MPs will be participating in a protest on Saturday against the Quebec government’s plans to reform its Charter of the French language. While no federal minister is expected to join the march, the presence of Liberal MPs such as Anthony Housefather and Annie Koutrakis points …
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