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FREDERICTON - A new survey indicates 81 per cent of New Brunswickers support the law that makes French and English official languages in the province — the only such legislation in Canada.

The Commissioner of Official Languages has ruled that the nomination process of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon did not violate federal legislation concerning bilingualism.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Central government to follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 strictly.

But reviving lost dialects may be too late, some fear

It’s the most significant proposal on the status of French and English in Canada since the 1982 enactment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which entrenched the main provisions of the 1969 Official Languages Act in the Canadian Constitution. The last major reform to the act was in 1988. Both the charter and the act proclaim: “English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights … in all institutions of the Parliament and government.”...

Desire to reclaim Michif language grows February 4, 2021  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the Michif language defined as “critically endangered” by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Metis Nation Council (MNC) has recently voiced its desire to revitalize and protect its culture and identity. The MNC has recently requested an Accord with Canada to ensure the Indigenous languages that define Metis citizens can be preserved before its e...