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Heritage minister outlines language policy map
“That is the plan.” Moore met with close to two dozen people at the roundtable session, representing various interest groups, for review of the federal govern- ment’s current official language policy, its suc- cesses and its shortcomings, and to provide sug- gestions and ideas on its successor. The June 1 session is one of close to two dozen taking place across Canada over the next several months. “Because the world of 2013 to 2018 is going to be very different from what was expressed back in 2006,” Moore said. “So, just to have these dis- cussions, it’s been very helpful, very interesting.” The minister noted that three main concerns have come out of the roundtable sessions so far. “Education, I think, is a centrepiece,” said Moore. “There’s a bigger demand. I was born in
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Rockland | The federal government’s future roadmap for its own official language policy has three main directions to follow. That is how Heritage Minister James Moore sees the situation so far as roundtable discus- sions continue on developing a new five-year action plan for Canada’s two official languages. “The roadmap began in 2008, ends in 2013, so we have a long runway to land the old roadmap and take off on a new one for next year,” said Moore during a Friday interview in Rockland.
Photo Gregg Chamberlain Heritage Minister James Moore (left) enjoys a more personal after-hours chat with mem- bers of the Rockland roundtable focus group on language policy. 1976, and in 1976, 0.1 per cent of British Colum- bian kids were in French-immersion. Today it’s almost 10 per cent. So there’s greater demand upon the education system.” The minister also observed that in much of Eastern Canada and parts of the maritimes, there is concern that health service is not available ev- erywhere in both official languages. “So that is something we are looking at in our policies, to see what is the best approach there.” Moore noted that the next five-year action plan for bilingualism in Canada will also have an economic component, combined with its im- migration policy, to help new Canadians with needed skills become a real part of their new home. “This isn’t all just social and language policy, there’s an economic argument as well,” he said, “and immigration and new Canadians is a real centrepiece for Canada’s economic prosperity. “And the biggest barrier for new Canadians to have full access and opportunity in the Canadian economy, it’s not skills training or recognition of credentials. The biggest barrier is language. The new Canadians come here and they can’t fully access the Canadian opportunities because of language barriers. That is something that we need to tackle.” Bourget resident seeks Tory support Bourget | Rookie Liberal MPP Grant Crack has his first challenger for the Glengarry-Prescott- Russell seat in the legislature when the next provincial election rolls around. Jocelyn Ferguson, 25, of Bourget has an- nounced she is ready to become the new Pro- gressive Conservative candidate when the party’s local riding association begins its nomi- nation selection process for the 2015 provincial election. “Winning the candicacy is only the first step,” Ferguson stated in a press release.“The ultimate goal is to defeat Grant Crack and give the people of this riding a strong Progressive Conservative voice at Queen’s Park.” The Bourget resident is fluent in both French and English and her professional background in- cludes work as a law-enforcement specialist and webmaster and information technology special- ist for several Prescott-Russell municipalities. She was one of the first civilian dispatchers working for the Ottawa Police Service. She was a found- ing member of the Ontario Goat Farmers Co-Op- erative and, with her husband, John, operated a meat rabbit and dairy goat farm for many years. VISION@EAP.ON.CA PRESCOTT-RUSSELL
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