The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province's language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language book club.
Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo says he's disappointed after a municipal library told him he's not allowed to hold his monthly book club there because it would violate Quebec's new language law.
A Montrealer hoping to host a book club in English in a Montreal public library has been told that he cannot use their space unless he provides a French translator. Christopher DiRaddo, who organizes ...
Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, says the city told him on Friday that he can hold his club meetings at the library after all ...
The offices of the Office québécois de la langue francaise (OQLF) are seen in Montreal on Nov. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL — Days after a local Montreal library ...
Author Christopher Diraddo is seen at the Blue Met Book festival in Montreal, Friday, May 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTREAL — A Montreal author is speaking out after a local ...