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‘It’s racist’: New Brunswickers unhappy with treatment of unilingual employees
Posted: May 12, 2016
WATCH ABOVE: New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner is getting substantial backlash of two high profile layoffs. As Global’s Jeremy Keefe reports, there’s increasing concern those committed to supporting bilingualism are doing so by unfairly targeting Anglophones. - A A + Listen The New Brunswick Official Languages Commissioner Katherine d’Entremont is receiving a great deal of criticism […more]2 unilingual commissionaires let go at Vitalité office
Posted: May 11, 2016
Doug Dickinson and Ward MacDonald (right) say they would have taken second language training, were it paid for. (CBC) 5781 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Commissionaires at provincial offices should be bilingual, report says Katherine D'Entremont douses fire over commissionaire controversy Two commissionaires working at the Vitalité Health Network Community Mental […more]LANGUAGE LUNACY PERSISTS IN PROVINCE
Posted: May 11, 2016
Do you remember hearing about our Language Commissioner, Katherine d'Entremont, making a complaint to her own office about commissionaire Wayne Grant, then investigating that complaint herself, and then writing a report based on that complaint? Remember how Wayne ended up fired, then re-hired to work a parking lot? Well, I hope you didn't assume that […more]New Brunswick language commissioner reviews complaints of English-only service
Posted: May 11, 2016
Two commissionaires have been removed from their jobs in Moncton, and the City of Fredericton is reviewing its social media accounts, following separate complaints of government bodies failing to provide equal service in French and English in New Brunswick. In a statement Katherine d’Entremont, the commissioner of official languages, said she is investigating a complaint […more]Language complaints prompt probe into Fredericton fire, police social media accounts – Both the Fredericton Fire Department and Fredericton Police Force have French Twitter accounts. However, they are less active.
Posted: May 10, 2016
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick has completed an investigation into the City of Fredericton following complaints regarding English-only communication. The investigation stems from two complaints made from members of the public. One of the complaints was related to the city’s Water and Sewer Division and the other to the […more]PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION, Kingsley Community Church Hall, May 11 6:30 to 8:30
Posted: April 13, 2016
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR OUR ANGLOPHONE YOUTH IN NEW BRUNSWICK? Increasingly No! Our research shows that we are being shut out of the job market at an alarming rate because of the failure of French immersion while at the same time the Liberal Government is mandating more and more jobs designated as bilingual. […more]PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION, Chipman Heritage Centre, Apr 20 6:30
Posted: April 13, 2016
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR OUR ANGLOPHONE YOUTH IN NEW BRUNSWICK? Increasingly NO! Our research shows that we are being shut out of the job market at an alarming rate because of the failure of French immersion while at the same time the Liberal Government is mandating more and more jobs designated as bilingual. […more]Quebec rap group loses $18,000 grant because their mostly French lyrics had too much English
Posted: March 17, 2016
MONTREAL — Their new album was in the can, but this being Quebec, one more task awaited Dead Obies: counting the lyrics to determine how many words were in French. The result — 55 per cent French, 45 per cent English — meant the group of 20-something francophone rappers from Montreal’s South Shore would lose an $18,000 grant […more]March 10 Rebuttal to CBC re: Michel Doucet’s request for more moderation.
Posted: March 11, 2016
March 10, 2016 Mr. Brodie Fenlon Director of digital media, CBC It has come to our attention that there has been a recent letter of complaint filed by Mr. Michel Doucet on behalf of Francophone individuals and organizations requesting that CBC better control the comments made in public forums that are disturbing to […more]McKenna Promotes Immigration to NB. Wasn’t He Part of Cause For Out-Migration?
Posted: February 12, 2016
Jan 18, 2016 To the Editor In response to the January 12th article in the Daily Gleaner entitled “Former Premier Pitches Solution to declining Population” by Krissa Donkin. In the article former premier McKenna promotes the escalation of immigration to help solve the population decline in New Brunswick. He has forgotten that he and his […more]Gallant Not Responsible! Then Who Is?
Posted: February 12, 2016
Nov 16, 2015 To the Editor Citizens who value the future of this province should be concerned as to how these second language promotional groups such as parents for French as well as the office of the language commissioner and others, are structured to isolate the government from any controversy certain to arise from the […more]Federal Election 2015
Posted: February 12, 2016
Oct 12, 2015 To the Editor, With the federal election only a few days away it is surprising that there hasn’t been more letters on the opinion pages of the local news papers. No doubt many are using face book and twitter to vent their concerns. With numerous issues at stake this election will make […more]
‘It’s racist’: New Brunswickers unhappy with treatment of unilingual employees
Posted: May 12, 2016
WATCH ABOVE: New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner is getting substantial backlash of two high profile layoffs. As Global’s Jeremy Keefe reports, there’s increasing concern those committed to supporting bilingualism are doing so by unfairly targeting Anglophones. - A A + Listen The New Brunswick Official Languages Commissioner Katherine d’Entremont is receiving a great deal of criticism […more]2 unilingual commissionaires let go at Vitalité office
Posted: May 11, 2016
Doug Dickinson and Ward MacDonald (right) say they would have taken second language training, were it paid for. (CBC) 5781 shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Commissionaires at provincial offices should be bilingual, report says Katherine D'Entremont douses fire over commissionaire controversy Two commissionaires working at the Vitalité Health Network Community Mental […more]LANGUAGE LUNACY PERSISTS IN PROVINCE
Posted: May 11, 2016
Do you remember hearing about our Language Commissioner, Katherine d'Entremont, making a complaint to her own office about commissionaire Wayne Grant, then investigating that complaint herself, and then writing a report based on that complaint? Remember how Wayne ended up fired, then re-hired to work a parking lot? Well, I hope you didn't assume that […more]New Brunswick language commissioner reviews complaints of English-only service
Posted: May 11, 2016
Two commissionaires have been removed from their jobs in Moncton, and the City of Fredericton is reviewing its social media accounts, following separate complaints of government bodies failing to provide equal service in French and English in New Brunswick. In a statement Katherine d’Entremont, the commissioner of official languages, said she is investigating a complaint […more]Language complaints prompt probe into Fredericton fire, police social media accounts – Both the Fredericton Fire Department and Fredericton Police Force have French Twitter accounts. However, they are less active.
Posted: May 10, 2016
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick has completed an investigation into the City of Fredericton following complaints regarding English-only communication. The investigation stems from two complaints made from members of the public. One of the complaints was related to the city’s Water and Sewer Division and the other to the […more]PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION, Kingsley Community Church Hall, May 11 6:30 to 8:30
Posted: April 13, 2016
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR OUR ANGLOPHONE YOUTH IN NEW BRUNSWICK? Increasingly No! Our research shows that we are being shut out of the job market at an alarming rate because of the failure of French immersion while at the same time the Liberal Government is mandating more and more jobs designated as bilingual. […more]PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION, Chipman Heritage Centre, Apr 20 6:30
Posted: April 13, 2016
IS THERE A FUTURE FOR OUR ANGLOPHONE YOUTH IN NEW BRUNSWICK? Increasingly NO! Our research shows that we are being shut out of the job market at an alarming rate because of the failure of French immersion while at the same time the Liberal Government is mandating more and more jobs designated as bilingual. […more]Quebec rap group loses $18,000 grant because their mostly French lyrics had too much English
Posted: March 17, 2016
MONTREAL — Their new album was in the can, but this being Quebec, one more task awaited Dead Obies: counting the lyrics to determine how many words were in French. The result — 55 per cent French, 45 per cent English — meant the group of 20-something francophone rappers from Montreal’s South Shore would lose an $18,000 grant […more]March 10 Rebuttal to CBC re: Michel Doucet’s request for more moderation.
Posted: March 11, 2016
March 10, 2016 Mr. Brodie Fenlon Director of digital media, CBC It has come to our attention that there has been a recent letter of complaint filed by Mr. Michel Doucet on behalf of Francophone individuals and organizations requesting that CBC better control the comments made in public forums that are disturbing to […more]McKenna Promotes Immigration to NB. Wasn’t He Part of Cause For Out-Migration?
Posted: February 12, 2016
Jan 18, 2016 To the Editor In response to the January 12th article in the Daily Gleaner entitled “Former Premier Pitches Solution to declining Population” by Krissa Donkin. In the article former premier McKenna promotes the escalation of immigration to help solve the population decline in New Brunswick. He has forgotten that he and his […more]Gallant Not Responsible! Then Who Is?
Posted: February 12, 2016
Nov 16, 2015 To the Editor Citizens who value the future of this province should be concerned as to how these second language promotional groups such as parents for French as well as the office of the language commissioner and others, are structured to isolate the government from any controversy certain to arise from the […more]Federal Election 2015
Posted: February 12, 2016
Oct 12, 2015 To the Editor, With the federal election only a few days away it is surprising that there hasn’t been more letters on the opinion pages of the local news papers. No doubt many are using face book and twitter to vent their concerns. With numerous issues at stake this election will make […more]