Carney condemns Air Canada CEO’s English-only statement following crash
Michael Rousseau has been summoned to Ottawa by the official languages ​​committee, which voted unanimously for him to answer why he spoke only two words in French in the video.
#Canada #AirCanadaCrash #AirCanadaFlight624 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11745342/air-canada-crash-ceo-english-statement/
Carney condemns Air Canada CEO’s English-only statement following crash
Michael Rousseau has been summoned to Ottawa by the official languages ​​committee, which voted unanimously for him to answer why he spoke only two words in French in the video.
#Canada #AirCanadaCrash #AirCanadaFlight624 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11745342/air-canada-crash-ceo-english-statement/
Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only condolence video for LaGuardia crash
Air Canada's CEO has been summoned to Ottawa to explain why he spoke only one of the nation's official languages when he offered condolences for those killed and hurt in the collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-ceo-michael-rousseau-laguardia-crash-condolences-english-ottawa-9.7140823?cmp=rss
Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only condolence video for LaGuardia crash
Air Canada's CEO has been summoned to Ottawa to explain why he spoke only one of the nation's official languages when he offered condolences for those killed and hurt in the collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/air-canada-ceo-michael-rousseau-laguardia-crash-condolences-english-ottawa-9.7140823?cmp=rss

The Canadian federal government's language watchdog warns budget cuts risk eroding bilingual services

French-language rights aren’t optional — they’re core to who we are as a country

Access matters 🇨🇦✨

https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/language-watchdog-cuts-public-service-bilingualism

#cdnpoli #Francophonie #Bilingualism #OfficialLanguages

Language watchdog warns cuts could impact public service bilingualism

Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge warns that the federal government must be on alert to ensure that language rights are not eroded by budget cuts

Ottawa Citizen

Parliament Interpreters: the cost will not be the only criterion, refutes Translation Bureau

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Interprètes au Parlement: le coût ne sera pas le seul critère, réfute le Bureau de la traduction

https://onfr.tfo.org/parlement-interpretes-bureau-traduction-langues-officielles/

#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #OfficialLanguages #LanguesOfficielles

Interprètes au Parlement : le coût ne sera pas le seul critère, réfute le Bureau de la traduction

OTTAWA — Le Bureau de la traduction dément les affirmations d'interprètes parlementaires qui soutiennent que la qualité de la traduction baissera au Parlement en raison d’une décision du gouvernement de prioriser «le plus bas soumissionnaire» pour les interprètes pigistes.

ONFR
À propos my last toot…(still feels awkward typing that): The Globe and Mail (A15/ Saturday Dec. 17) reports Bill C-11 is receiving “practically unanimous” support in Québec. J’aimerais savoir ce que les collègues en milieux minoritaires francophones en pensent… #OfficialLanguages #LanguesOfficielles #Canada #Internet #SocialMedia