Netflix Agreement: NDP asks Court to force Canadian Heritage to comply with the Official Languages Act

OTTAWA – Almost two years after the government’s announcement regarding its agreement with the American giant Netflix, NDP Official Languages Critic François Choquette (Drummond) intends to once again denounce the treatment of linguistic minorities.   In the $500 million investment agreement by the platform, only a $25 million envelope, the equivalent of 5% of the…

We Need a Federal Youth Commissioner

OTTAWA – NDP Youth Critic Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) will introduce a bill to create a federal Youth Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner would respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action recommendations and ensure that the rights of children provided in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and in the United…