Bilingualism should be embraced National Edition

Notwithstanding historical and legal precedents and arguments, GO Transit is now a Crown Corporation and must abide by federal rules and regulations, notably the Official Languages Act, which gives equal status to both official languages. It was most happy to receive the $385-million from the federa...

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Published inNational post (Toronto)
Main Author Marie-Reine Roy, Lori-Ann Moulton
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 01.03.2005
Subjects
Bilingualism
French language
Language policy
Native North Americans
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Summary:Notwithstanding historical and legal precedents and arguments, GO Transit is now a Crown Corporation and must abide by federal rules and regulations, notably the Official Languages Act, which gives equal status to both official languages. It was most happy to receive the $385-million from the federal government, but would prefer to ignore its obligations regarding French language services. It is disappointing that a Crown corporation must be forced by the provincial government to comply. It is even more disappointing that such a visible Crown corporation fails to see the benefits of implementing such a policy. Marie-Reine Roy, CBC/Radio-Canada Fellow, Massey College Journalism Fellow; Lori-Ann Moulton, PhD candidate, Etudes francaises and Women's Studies, University of Toronto, Massey College Junior Fellow.
ISSN:1486-8008