Language and Linguistics

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages: A Basic Right

0 / May 17, 2012 6:49 pm

Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser announced today that he will carry out a study that could lead to improvements in access to justice in both official languages for all.

The Honourable Bernard Valcourt and Shelly Glover will announce Government of Canada support to Premier Choix, which is part of the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM)

0 / March 21, 2012 3:00 pm

The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie), and Shelly Glover, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills De…

Minister of State Valcourt Launches Francophonie Week in Boston

0 / March 11, 2012 12:21 am

As part of international Francophonie month, the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie), launched Francophonie Week yesterday at an opening reception in Boston before more than 50 members…

Open Letter – Numbers are deceptive, argument unconvincing

0 / February 15, 2012 7:52 pm

On Friday, Savroop Kullar, a health sciences student at the University of Ottawa, told an international conference on post-secondary immersion why he was in the immersion program, taking many of his courses in French.

Minister of State Valcourt to Represent Canada in Paris

0 / November 30, 2011 1:35 pm

The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie), has arrived in Paris to represent Canada at the 27th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF) and the Conference of Ministers Responsibl…

Government of Canada to Launch a Consultative Committee on Language at Work

0 / November 24, 2011 10:18 pm

The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, today announced that the Government of Canada will launch a consultative committee to review the situation regarding language of work in Quebec’s federally regulated private businesses.

Fraser braces for budget cuts, asks PM for more coherent official languages policy

0 / October 18, 2011 3:24 pm

Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to amend part of the Official Languages Act to safeguard the vitality of English and French minority communities across Canada and support Canada’s linguistic …

Canada Post announces 2011 Community Literacy Awards finalists

1 / July 29, 2011 1:39 pm

Canada Post today announced the finalists for the 2011 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards. The finalists in two categories, Individual Achievement and Educator, were chosen by a committee of judges from Canada Post from entries submitted from across…