A Gazette analysis of OQLF studies shows the growing emphasis on being served in French without having to ask.
Quebec has for decades clandestinely monitored the language in which stores greet and serve. A Gazette analysis takes readers ...
OTTAWA — A day after many Liberal MPs argued that their next leader must speak French and understand Quebec, one of their caucus colleagues — who doesn’t speak the language — announced his candidacy ...
Or more accurately, she didn’t proactively speak the more common untruth about the French language in Quebec — namely, that it is mortally imperilled, and that “Louisianisation” is at hand.
The OQLF redacted part of a document outlining issues encountered in a study of the language used to greet and serve customers.
It indicates the number of people in Quebec's census districts who self ... they selected English and a non-official language as their mother tongue; and a percentage of those who say English ...
One in three Quebec anglophones hesitate to speak English in public and feel discriminated against because of their language — and more than a quarter of young adults are planning to leave the ...
Dr Dubois came to Quebec from France in 2012 and completed a doctorate at a French-language university. The biology graduate said she alternated between "laughing and not understanding" when she ...
“They are designated by the government and recognized under section 29.1 of the Charter of the French language,” a government press release says. The list was increased from 12 to 69. The ...
Rebelling against Quebec's 'language police' "First thing you have to say, I think, is 'bonjour.' It's about respect, it's easy to understand." Premier Philippe Couillard, a Liberal, objected to ...
Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region.