The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced recently the nomination of Madeleine Meilleur as the new Commissioner of Official Languages.

According to official sources Ms. Meilleur has “dedicated herself to improving the lives and protecting the rights of Canadians living in official language minority communities for over twenty-five years”.

Although QFA extends its congratulations to the new incumbant, it also is watching carefully current dialogue conferred by the Senate and some within Canada’s linguistic minority communities who are questionning the validity of the appointment.

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Ottawa hears Canadians on national food policy

Monday 25 September 2017 0 Comments 0 tags

Andrew McClelland Advocate Staff Reporter Canadians have had their say on what they want from a national food policy. Now, the only question that remains is what Ottawa will do

Ag ministers sign new policy agreement

Thursday 31 August 2017 0 Comments 0 tags

Andrew McClelland Advocate Staff Reporter Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and provincial ministers of agriculture emerged from two days of meetings in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on July

New Secretariat for Linguistic Minority of Quebec

Tuesday 20 June 2017 0 Comments 0 tags

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard on Thursday June 15 shared his plans to establish a secretariat within his Conseil Executif that would provide representation for the linguistic minority within the government of