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Cotler breaks federal MP silence on repressive language legislation
The following article appeared in The Metropolitain. Our Linguistic Duality Must be a Legal Reality By Hon. Irwin Cotler on April 22, 2013 In the words of René Lévesque, “A nation is judged by how it… more →
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Cotler breaks federal MP silence on repressive language legislation
wrote 3 weeks ago: The following article appeared in The Metropolitain. Our Linguistic Duality Must be a Legal Reality … more →
WWW: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach Social Justice
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wrote 1 month ago: If I had to choose one point to take from our recent professional development workshop on Alice Leor … more →
Merchant resists OQLF inspector: Strudelgate?
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wrote 1 month ago: From CJAD800: The Pointe Claire merchant who famously started selling “Pasta Salad Marois … more →
CRITIQ fighting the good fight
wrote 1 month ago: Posted by Barry Morgan, CJAD800 The hearings into the ridiculous piece of proposed legislation known … more →
Time: In Quebec's War on English, Language Politics Intensify
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wrote 1 month ago: Protesters opposing Bill 14 demonstrate outside the office of Quebec Premier Pauline Marois. Graham … more →
Bilingual status of Quebec municipalities threatened
wrote 1 month ago: A short explanation of bilingual status of municipalities and how Quebec Bill 14, if adopted, may re … more →
A New Beginning for the Kurdish Language in Turkey?
wrote 1 month ago: Taha Tursun is studying to be a Kurdish teacher at Dicle University. Changes in Turkish law have now … more →
Petition MNAs to vote down Bill 14
wrote 2 months ago: Several petitions are circulating online calling upon Members of the National Assembly to vote down … more →
Fight for Arabic? But which Arabic?
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wrote 2 months ago: With the current concern for the loss or weakening of the Arabic language among some scholars, one q … more →
Housefather and Roy defend English-speaking cities
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wrote 2 months ago: Cote Saint-Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather and Town of Mount Royal Mayor Philippe Roy appeared before … more →
Pastagate and Quebec's Suffering Economy
wrote 2 months ago: I’m a little late to the party so I’m sure many of you have already read about the so-ca … more →
Housefather gets first kicks at Bill 14
wrote 2 months ago: Cote Saint-Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather will be among the first to present a brief to the National … more →
Bill 14 and human rights
wrote 2 months ago: In December 2012, the Quebec government introduced Bill 14, “An act amend the Charter of the French … more →
National Unification, Bilingulism and Official English
wrote 2 months ago: Language and Authority – part 1 and part 2 Proponents of Official English claim that they seek … more →
Bill could kill bilingual status: Erdelyi ponders Bill 14
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wrote 2 months ago: Free Press. Feb. 26, 2013. Click to enlarge. Cote Saint-Luc Councillor Steven Erdelyi gives a … more →
OQLF out of control?
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wrote 2 months ago: Political commentator Jean Lapierre said yesterday on CJAD that the Office quebecois de la langue fr … more →
Housefather packs the house in Florida
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wrote 3 months ago: Reported by Sydney Margles and George Nashen The Mayor of Cote Saint-Luc, Anthony Housefather, says … more →
Editorial: Service in English should be common sense for STM
wrote 4 months ago: Montreal Gazette, Jan. 9, 2013 It was a simple, straightforward request that Gazette transportation … more →
National Post editorial board: English is a right, not a privilege
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wrote 4 months ago: National Post Editorial, Jan. 4, 2013 Language tensions are to Montreal what bl … more →
