British Columbia the last province in Canada to have any language laws or policy on French-language services

When the federal government signs agreements with other levels of government, are linguistic commitments applicable and, if so, who is responsible for them?

In light of the confusion generated by Justice Minister David Lametti’s last-minute announcement, following the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision on our judicial challenge, that he would take the case to the Supreme Court, we think that it would be highly desirable for responsibility over the Official Languages Act to be centralized in a distinct agency, writes Lily Crist.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LILY CRIST

November 3, 2022

The British Columbia francophone Federation (La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique), one of the oldest francophone organizations outside Quebec, has defended the community for more than 75 years and promoted francophone interests across Canada. We are the official spok...

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