This is a page from the 2024 New Brunswick general election.
Society & Government

Languages platforms

Here's what the 2024 NB election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Languages.

Liberal
  • Appoint a Deputy Minister to lead the Official Languages Secretariat
  • Establish a Standing Committee on Official Languages
  • Implement the recommendations of the McLaughlin/Finn report

Green
  • Create a Legislative Standing Committee on Official Languages to review the Official Languages Act in a transparent manner

    "Create a Legislative Standing Committee on Official Languages, with the mandate to review the Official Languages Act in an open and transparent manner." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Set a clear legal obligation for government to allow provincial public employees to work in their preferred official language

    "Establish a clear legal obligation on the government to ensure provincial public employees have the right to work in their preferred official language, similar to the federal government standards." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Structure Immigration NB to manage immigration so it respects the principle of duality
  • Ensure all seniors have access to long-term care in their preferred official language
  • Support First Nations in their efforts to revitalise the Wabanaki languages in New Brunswick

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