March 21, 2014 - Today, the Franco-Ontarian Institute and ACFAS-Sudbury welcomed the Honorable Stéphane Dion to present a lecture entitled “Regard critique sur la Feuille de route”. It was featured among 20 or so events ranging from scientific lectures to concerts supported by the Office of Francophone Affairs at Laurentian University in March, which is Francophonie Month.
During his presentation, Mr. Dion turned an analytical eye to the federal government’s actions in terms of official languages and the implementation of the 2003 official languages action plan up to the development of the Roadmap for Canada’s linguistic duality 2013-2018. He closed the talk by sharing his vision on the importance of official languages within the Government of Canada.
“We all share a common duty to work for the respect of our Canadian identity through one of our most treasured assets – two official languages, said Stéphane Dion. These considerations are especially important in linguistic minority communities where pillars – like Laurentian University – are working tirelessly to promote our distinct culture and develop our regions.”