Obvious absence of French in billboards and digital panels raises considerations
TORONTO, July 6, 2023 /CNW/ – The French Language Providers Commissioner of Ontario (Interim), Carl Bouchard, at this time introduced that he’s launching an investigation, on his personal initiative, into the dearth of French within the provincial authorities’s out-of-home (outside) promoting.
“We now have observed that French has been lacking in latest promoting, particularly on some digital panels, bus shelters and buses,” stated Mr. Bouchard. “This raises severe questions on how authorities companies talk with Francophones in Ontario.”
The interim Commissioner initiated the investigation on his personal movement to find out to what extent the French Language Providers Act is being revered. There isn’t any mounted deadline for the investigation; it is going to be accomplished as shortly as doable.
That is the second formal investigation by the Workplace of the Ombudsman underneath the French Language Providers Act. It will likely be led by the Workplace’s French Language Providers Unit.
Mr. Bouchard encourages anybody who has info related to this investigation to file a criticism on-line (at https://www.ombudsman.on.ca/have-a-complaint), to e mail [email protected], or to name 1-866-246-5262.
The Ombudsman is an unbiased, neutral Officer of the Ontario Legislature who resolves and investigates public complaints about provincial authorities our bodies, in addition to French language companies, little one safety companies, municipalities, universities and college boards.
The Ombudsman recommends options to particular person and systemic administrative issues. Throughout the Ombudsman’s Workplace, the French Language Providers Commissioner resolves and investigates complaints, makes suggestions to enhance the supply of public companies in French, and ensures the linguistic rights of Ontarians and the obligations of presidency our bodies set out within the French Language Providers Act are revered.
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SOURCE Ombudsman Ontario
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