Stephen Thompson

Director of Policy and Research
Government relations

Stephen Thompson is the Director of Policy and Research at the Quebec Community Groups Network, a position he has held since 2009. He holds a Masters in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Law School.

Sessions in which Stephen Thompson attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
Decorative image for session Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
Higher educationPlurilingualism

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia UniversityWilliam Floch, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise  Opening Keynote AddressModerator: Brian Lewis,...

Angelica Galante
Keynote speaker

Lorraine O’Donnell
Master of ceremonies

William Floch
Master of ceremonies

Brian Lewis
Moderator
2:00 PM
Session 2B: Mapping the Demographics of English-Language Education
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Demographics - Quebec English-language schoolsFirst Official Language SpokenEmployability

Moderator: John McMahon, Director General, Vanier CollegeSpeakers:D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Data Analyst, Playfair Statistics "Comparing the Presence o...

Thursday 4 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:50 PM
Session 5B: Education Rights and the Law
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
Language laws - QuebecCanadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsCEGEPs

Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)Speakers:Richard Bourhis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UQAM"On the Planned Declin...

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:10 PM
Decorative image for session Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
KeynoteOfficial Linguistic Minority CommunitiesDemographics - Canada

Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of ViewCanada’s demographic landscape is in constant evolution; it is also very different than what it was half a century ago, when the Official Languages Act was first adopted. Our population is becoming increasingly diver...

Dr. Patrick Donovan
Moderator

Raymond Theberge
Keynote speaker