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A Portrait of Vulnerable English-speaking Communities in Quebec: Submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages By the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN)
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A Portrait of Vulnerable English-speaking Communities in Quebec: Submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages By the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN)
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According to the author, this brief is a portrait of the demographic and health determinants that underscore the vulnerability of English-speaking communities with respect to their health status and access to services in their language. This evidence base is at the heart of the current federal contribution supporting English-speaking communities and their partnerships with Quebec’s health and social services network. However, the author points out that the emerging context of a renewed Official Languages Act presents an additional factor of vulnerability for English-speaking communities. She points out that the reference to Quebec’s new language regime in the clause regarding federal-provincial cooperation could potentially reduce the scope for future federal support to English-speaking communities. A federal institution’s obligation (i.e. Health Canada) to take positive measures would specifically recognize Quebec’s Charter of the French Language. As pointed out in the Report of Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages on Bill C-13, English-speaking communities have called for the removal of references to Quebec’s language regime from provisions of federal-provincial cooperation. The Report has noted that the Government of Quebec is opposed to this and is demanding that a framework agreement be concluded with the federal government to promote the implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act. The CHSSN is concerned that new measures governing federal support for English-speaking communities could be limited and have a negative impact on the vitality of English-speaking communities.
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[Brief]
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2023
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Ottawa, ON
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Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
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en
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Johnson, Jennifer. “A Portrait of Vulnerable English-Speaking Communities in Quebec: Submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages By the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN).” [Brief] presented at the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, Ottawa, ON, 2023. https://sencanada.ca/Content/Sen/Committee/441/OLLO/briefs/2023-04-28_OLLO_SS-3_Brief_CHSSN_e.pdf.
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