on August 13, 2014 in World News
Movement pushes for official bilingualism policy in Ottawa
Movement pushes for official bilingualism policy in Ottawa n Ottawa group is renewing a nearly 45-year-old plea to make Ottawa an officially bilingual city ahead of the 150th anniversary of confederation in 2017. The National Movement for an Officially Bilingual Capital of Canada is finding little support with Mayor Jim Watson, however, despite municipal and provincial politicians’ throwing their support behind the idea. Jacques de Courville Nicol, leader of the movement, says more than 40 federal, provincial and regional associations support official bilingualism in Ottawa, as do the federal Liberals and NDP. The provincial minister for francophone affairs and MPP… View Article
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