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Director's Message - The QCGN Problem

Screenshot of CTV interview with ELAN Executive Director Guy Rodgers. The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) was created 24 years ago as an alternative to Alliance Quebec, which had lost the support of many English-speaking Quebeckers.…
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Statement Regarding Member Resignations from QCGN

The QCGN claims to be a member-driven network but the level of tension within the organization has been rising steadily over the past year to the point where today, nearly a third of voting members have left. The organizations that have left…
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Official Language Community Media Consortium meets with Minister Mélanie Joly

    The Official Language Community Media Consortium has been working for the last two years to raise awareness of the urgent necessity for government support for media in a minority language situation. Through the…
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Bill 21 Discriminates Against Quebecers: Statement from ELAN

As an organization serving the minority-language community of English-speaking Quebecers, ELAN strongly condemns the implementation of Bill 21 and Justice Michel Yergeau’s decision last week to reject an appeal from civil rights organizations…
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Director's Message - September 2018

Guy Rodgers with Board Members Bettina Forget and Kristelle Holliday presenting at ELAN's 14th AGM. Photo by: Nasuna Stuart-Ulin It was a pleasure to see so many of you at ELAN’s 14th Annual General Meeting on August 27th. For those who…
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ELAN's AGM Package - 2018

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ELAN Receives 3-Year Grant to Connect English-Language Artists to Provincial Funding Opportunities

On August 14, 2018, Kathleen Weil (minister responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers) announced that $6.9 million will be distributed to four organizations over the course of 3 years to increase and fortify connections between…
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ELAN's 14th AGM

Monday, August 27, 2018 AGM: 6:30-8:00 PM Schmoozer: 8:00-10:00 PM Centre St-Pierre, 1212 rue Panet, Montreal (south of metro Beaudry) Free entry + Free food + Free drinks! This venue is accessible to individuals with reduced…
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SRESQ announces new funding for English-speaking communities in Quebec

Photo provided by QCGN (Quebec Community Groups Network) Today, on April 23, 2018, the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers (SRESQ) announced $950,000 in funding for five community-based projects. The recipients are the…
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2018/19 Action Plan for Official Languages

The federal Ministry of Canadian Heritage is responsible for funding 12 crown corporations, including Canada Council, Téléfilm, the National Film Board, and CBC. The fund that supports Official Language communities is less visible but extremely…

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