Stay updated with breaking news from Common Language. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The Québec government recently proposed changes to the Charter of the French Language (also known as “Bill 101”) by presenting Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common...
, on May 12, 2021. The new bill notably aims to increase the use of French in workplaces and public spaces. As a reminder, currently, Bill 101 declares that French is the official language of Québec. French is therefore to be “the normal and everyday language of work, instruction, communication, commerce and business.” Bill 101 currently applies only to provincial jurisdiction businesses operating within Québec. With respect to the workplace, Bill 101 requires that an employer address written communications to its employees in French. In addition, an employer is prohibited from making ...
Adrienne Rich’s Solitude from Boston Review. Critics tend to discount Rich’s later poems, fundamentally misunderstanding how they engage her radical vision of community.
MONTREAL -- Arguments over language are nothing new in Quebec, but with a changing landscape that leans towards multiculturalism, some are asking if it might be time to put the debate to rest. "Whenever I hear about it, I don't know who the target demographic is," said Jasmine Clarke, a second-generation Canadian born and raised in Montreal. "When these things come up, I find it's just so not based in reality." Thursday, Quebec's language debate was once again thrown into the spotlight when the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) tabled an aggressive piece of legislation to reform Bill 101,...
MONTREAL -- Three CEGEPs in Montreal responded with concern to Quebec's new language law suggesting that it will cause students to flee the province to pursue higher education. In a joint statement from Dawson, John Abbott and Vanier Colleges, the institutions are asking for clarification and analysis of the law in particular looking at the application of the French exit exam for students and how enrolment caps will work. Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Quebec, proposes to freeze the number of students admitted to CEGEPS, including the three that ...