Go! Habs Go! No! Montreal buses pull pride slogan after language complaint
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Montreal buses will no longer be permitted to display Go! Habs Go! slogans after a complaint to the French-language watchdogs.
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Montreal Gazette
9 hours ago
- Montreal Gazette
Quebec judge didn't have power to strike down part of language law, appeal court rules
By A Quebec Court judge did not have the authority to strike down a section of the province's language law before issuing a ruling exclusively in English, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In May 2024, Judge Dennis Galiatsatos found that a section of Quebec's language law, which would require judges who issue rulings in English to accompany them with a French translation 'immediately and without delay,' could not apply to criminal trials in the province. The provincial government appealed that decision. The province's highest court sided with the Quebec government, and ruled that Galiatsatos didn't have the authority to issue the decision. The May 27 ruling by a three-judge panel was delivered orally and written reasons for the decision are expected to published at a later date. Galiatsatos was not present and not represented at the appeal court hearing. The office of Quebec Justice Minister and Attorney General Simon Jolin-Barrette described the appeal court ruling as an 'important victory.' 'Rest assured we will continue to stand firm on our position. Justice must be accessible in French in Quebec,' Jolin-Barrette's office said in a statement. Galiatsatos's decision on the language law came shortly before he was to begin hearing the trial of a West Island woman who struck and killed a cyclist with her car and had requested to be tried in English. The translation requirement, which was introduced as part of the language law reform known as Bill 96, was scheduled to go into effect several days before the start of the trial and Galiatsatos said he worried that when it was time to issue his ruling, having it translated could lead to lengthy delays that might violate the accused's right to be tried within a reasonable amount of time. The issue was not raised by either party in the case, but rather by the judge himself, who proactively heard arguments from both the accused and the Crown, as well as the federal and provincial attorneys general on the translation requirement. Galiatsatos ultimately convicted the accused, Christine Pryde of dangerous driving, impaired driving and criminal negligence causing death, and issued a written decision exclusively in English, but ordered that it be translated. In November, Quebec's judicial council found that the judge didn't violate any ethical rules in his decision on the translation requirement, but said it was not the appeals court and couldn't rule on whether he applied the law correctly. That decision by the Conseil de la magistrature du Québec did not name Galiatsatos, but the circumstances of the case it referenced were identical.
Vancouver Sun
18 hours ago
- Vancouver Sun
Boat carrying Greta Thunberg to Gaza intercepted by Israeli Navy
Israeli naval forces on Monday intercepted the vessel carrying Swedish national Greta Thunberg and other activists to the Gaza Strip. Calling it the 'selfie yacht' of 'celebrities,' Israel's Foreign Ministry said the 12 passengers had been given sandwiches and water and were being safely transported to the shores of the Jewish state. 'The show is over' and the activists will be sent back to their home countries, the ministry said. All the passengers of the 'selfie yacht' are safe and unharmed. They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over. While the ministry posted a picture of Thunberg being offered a sandwich, stating she was 'on her way to Israel, safe and in good spirits,' the keffiyeh-clad climate activist claimed in a video message that they were 'kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces or forces that support Israel.' Terrorists in Gaza currently hold 56 hostages — both alive and deceased — 55 of the 251 kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and the remains of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, killed in action in the Strip in 2014. SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen. Pressure their foreign ministries and help us keep them safe! Web: X : @SweMFA FB : @SweMFA IG : swedishmfa #AllEyesOnMadeleen Half of the passengers are French. On Monday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed that Paris had warned citizens of the risks involved in joining the protest flotilla and said that the consulate had requested Israel grant consular protection to the detainees. Meanwhile, Madrid summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires to protest the seizure. One Spanish national was listed as a passenger. The other nationalities represented were one each from Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called the interception 'a blatant act of international piracy and state terrorism.' Iran also condemned the intervention as 'a form of piracy,' since it happened in international waters. Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to show the activist group a 43-minute video of atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre, which sparked the war in Gaza. 'It's appropriate that Greta the antisemite and her Hamas-supporting friends see exactly who the terror group Hamas is, what atrocious acts they carried out against women, the elderly and children, and who Israel is fighting to defend against,' said Katz. He ordered the video to be screened for the group upon their arrival at the Port of Ashdod, where their boat was towed after Israeli troops boarded the vessel. The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was attempting to deliver a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid to the Gaza population. 'While Greta and others attempted to stage a media provocation whose sole purpose was to gain publicity—and which included less than a single truckload of aid—more than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel within the past two weeks. In addition, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed close to 11 million meals directly to civilians in Gaza,' said the Foreign Ministry. 'There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip—they do not involve Instagram selfies. The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the 'celebrities' will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels,' the ministry added. In an earlier post, the ministry emphasized that Israel's blockade of Gaza is legal under international law, and that the Gaza maritime zone is an active conflict area, which Hamas terrorists have previously exploited for attacks, including the Oct. 7 massacre. 'Unauthorized attempts to breach the blockade are dangerous, unlawful, and undermine ongoing humanitarian efforts. We call on all actors to act responsibly and to channel humanitarian aid through legitimate, coordinated mechanisms, not through provocation,' the ministry stated. Israel and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas from importing arms, while critics say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza's Palestinian population. After a two and a half-month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel started allowing some basic aid into Gaza last month, but some humanitarian workers have warned of famine unless the blockade is lifted and Israel ends its military offensive. With additional reporting by The Associated Press
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
In brief: Mounties assaulted, Lac du Bonnet arrests, Selinger doctorate, food recall
A suspect bit a Selkirk RCMP officer while she was being arrested early on Saturday, Mounties say. Officers were called about a disturbance at a home on Outhwaite Drive in Selkirk just before 3 a.m. Saturday, but were told the woman who had been fighting people in the home had left before police arrived, RCMP say. The Mounties patrolled the area and didn't find her, but 20 minutes later, the suspect returned to the house, where they found her outside the front door. SUPPLIED North Shore Fishery frozen breaded shrimp patties (above) and tempura shrimp rolls have been recalled. RCMP say as officers brought her to their cruiser, the suspect kicked at one of the Mounties and then bit another officer, who went for medical treatment, in the leg. Mounties say she continued to be violent and harm herself at the local detachment and paramedics took her to the Selkirk hospital for treatment. A 22-year-old woman is facing charges for resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer. TWO MEN were arrested after police observed a break and enter at a Lac du Bonnet business. After arriving at the Minnewawa Street business at 5 a.m. on May 29, RCMP officers said they saw a utility task vehicle driven off the yard at a high rate of speed. Officers chased the vehicle until it abruptly stopped. Two males were arrested without incident. RCMP later determined the side-by-side vehicle was stolen from the business and other stolen items were scattered nearby. The total value of the items is $27,000. A 26-year-old man and a 40-year-old man, both from Fort Alexander, were charged with break and enter, theft over $5,000, flight from police and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. They were remanded in custody. Université de Saint-Boniface will award former premier Greg Selinger an honorary doctorate in recognition of his longtime commitment to French-language education and for making an 'indelible mark' on Manitoba. The honorary doctorate — the highest degree granted by the francophone university, the only one of its kind in western Canada — will be unveiled at a convocation ceremony on June 16. It is being conferred in partnership with the University of Manitoba. SUPPLIED North Shore Fishery frozen tempura shrimp rolls Selinger, 74, served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 to 2016. He held numerous political roles during his two decades in public office, the majority of which was spent as an NDP MLA for St. Boniface. 'Under his guidance, the government adopted a holistic approach to promoting the sustainable, long-term development of Manitoba's Francophonie,' the USB said in a news release. The release credits Selinger with expanding the province's network of French-language and immersion schools and playing a key role in granting the school full university status. Selinger, a U of M alum, was a social worker in Winnipeg's North End. He returned to his alma mater to teach in its social work school before entering politics in 1989. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Wednesday it is recalling North Shore Fishery brand frozen breaded shrimp patties and frozen tempura shrimp rolls as allergens egg, soy and milk were not declared on the label. The items, sold in Manitoba and B.C., should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
