Outgoing Commissioner Urges Protecting Official Bilingualism Rights

In a closing op-ed, Raymond Théberge, outgoing Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, urges safeguarding official bilingualism as his mandate ends, stressing federal responsibility to serve Canadians in their preferred official language. He notes the modernized Official Languages Act adopted two years ago recognizes the fragility of French, warns that English-dominated algorithms and AI amplify cultural threats, and calls for measures protecting minority and Indigenous languages.