“This bill affirms that the only official language in Quebec is French. It also affirms that French is the common language of the Quebec nation. To that end, this bill makes several modifications to the Charter of the French Language,” he said as he tabled the bill.
The signs, which appeared to say “we are an English speaking place of work” and “speak English,” were photographed by a customer, apparently behind the counter at a Henderson Highway restaurant.
“It is curious how the Court’s view of the maturity of minors ebbs and flows depending on the issue,” Thomas noted.
The AP Stylebook has guided the media industry on language use since 1953, decades after releasing similar guides and rules for professional writing — like the 1909 first internal edition. The AP is arguably the most influential news agency in the world, with 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. Its work forms the basis for most articles read inside the United States.
Anne Kang, B.C.’s minister of advanced education and skills training, says the new bachelor’s degree of Nsyilxcn language fluency will boost the number of speakers at a time when Indigenous languages in B.C. are endangered.
She says the degree is the first of its kind in the province and will be offered by UBC Okanagan in partnership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt and the En’owkin Centre in Penticton.
In another attempt to completely confuse language and make it impossible to speak the truth when it comes to issues of sexuality and gender, transgender activists online are trying to tell you and the media that the phrase “biological males” is, get this, an anti-trans slur.
An anti-English movement is brewing in France. Clement Beaune, French Minister for European Affairs led a campaign for “European linguistic diversity” last month, where he emphasized the lack of need for English after Brexit.
I had 3 years of Latin. Don’t really think the immigrant population is going to like it.
There are some people who wake up every morning, have a cup of coffee, sit down, and do nothing all day long except look for something to be offended by.
On February 19, Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly presented her working paper on the modernization of the Official Languages Act (OLA). Breaking from Liberal tradition, which always placed French and English on a scrupulously equal footing, the document recognizes the vulnerability of the French language in Canada. It vows to implement “substantive equality” between the two official languages, while also calling for a further integration of protections for Indigenous languages.
In a book titled “Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom,” professor Asao Inoue encourages teachers to ditch grading for a “labor-based” grading system wherein students earn grades based on their effort. The quality of a student’s writing would not help or hinder their course grade.
The left has redefined language, what is said and what it means — words now mean what they say they mean, “nothing more and nothing less.” Silence can become “violence.” Actual violence and destruction can sometimes be “mostly peaceful” at other times, “insurrection” or “sedition.”
Control the meaning of things and you control the narrative — control the narrative and you control communication. Through the control of communication, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, they hope to control America and Americans.
Gender nonconforming French-Canadians are finding ways to make their language more gender-neutral. They created the word ‘iel’ – a relatively common gender-neutral option to il (he) and elle (her).
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was briefly tossed the current political football of language laws earlier this week.
And while his answer may not have been exactly what Quebec Premier François Legault wanted to hear—unlike what new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has said—it suggested that Ottawa is considering giving French some extra legal protection within Quebec.
