In this issue:
- 50th Anniversary Celebration in Ottawa
- Save the Date: 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunions & Reception and 50th Anniversary Gala
- Glendon celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special designation under the French Language Services Act
- Full acceptance of Glendon’s programs
- Is bilingualism a double-edged sword
- All Canadians should be bilingual
- International Conference: Cultural Diversity and Liberal Democracy
- Québec-Ontario Conference launches activities for Glendon’s 50th Anniversary
- Québec-Ontario: Francophone Immigration
- The future of la francophonie
- The rapprochement between Ontario and Québec is just the beginning
- Glendon College plans year of fêtes to celebrate 50 years
- Glendon’s 50th Anniversary Alumni Breakfast Photos
Glendon’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Ottawa
Save the Date: Glendon’s 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunions & Reception and 50th Anniversary Gala
Glendon celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special designation under the French Language Services Act
Full acceptance of Glendon’s programs
York University’s bilingual Glendon campus community celebrated its partial designation as a French-language service provider under Ontario’s French Language Services Act in the presence of Minister Madeleine Meilleur and Dyane Adam, Canada’s former Official Languages Commissioner and former Glendon Principal. Read Story.
Is bilingualism a double-edged sword?
All Canadians should be bilingual
International Conference on the Cultural Diversity and Liberal Democracy: Models, Policies and Practice
Cultural diversity, and its implications, constitutes a fundamental challenge to contemporary liberal democracy. By which principles and through which measures can, and should, the demands of cultural minorities be met? Has multiculturalism proven to be an effective and, within the ideals of liberal democracy? See invitation.
Québec-Ontario Conference launches activities for Glendon’s 50th anniversary
Québec-Ontario: Francophone Immigration
The future of la francophonie
The rapprochement between Ontario and Québec is just beginning
Fifteen years after the establishment of the Québec Studies Chair at York University’s Glendon campus, Québec and Ontario acknowledged their status as the “hard core” of Canadian federation. Starting under Jean Charest and Dalton McGuinty, and continuing under Philippe Couillard and Kathleen Wynne, these two large provinces have now formalized their political and economic co-operation through numerous meetings and agreements. Read story.
Glendon College plans year of fêtes to celebrate 50 years
Photos from
Glendon’s 50th Anniversary Alumni Breakfast
GLENDON E-MAGAZINE
April 15, 2016
EDITOR: Marie-Thérèse Chaput,
Director of Advancement, Alumni & External Relations
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT: Noël Chan, Delphine Honoré
CONTRIBUTORS: The North York Mirror, Fannie Sunshine, Le Métropolitain, L’Express de Toronto, yFile
PRODUCTION: Noël Chan, Delphine Honoré
PHOTOGRAPHY: BDS Studios Inc., Delphine Honoré, Noël Chan, Jennifer Chweiri, York University
TRANSLATION: Gilbert Bélisle, Wyley Powell
REVISION: Noël Chan, Delphine Honoré
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