NDP criticizes closure of bilingual Service Canada centre in Winnipeg

The Conservative government’s decision to close the bilingual St. Boniface Service Canada office in Winnipeg will have serious consequences on Manitoba’s Francophone community and is another blow for la Francophonie.

“This government continues to cut back services to linguistic minorities without the least regard for the harmful consequences this is having on these communities,” said NDP leader Tom Mulcair who was in St. Boniface today to decry the Conservative government’s decision.

At the beginning of November, the federal government announced its decision to close this bilingual Service Canada centre. Of course, this will greatly reduce St. Boniface residents’ already limited access to French-language services.

“Stephen Harper thinks that these cuts are going unnoticed, but you can be sure that the NDP will remind them of the damage they are doing. The federal government has a responsibility to maintain essential public services offered to Francophone communities across the country,” added Mulcair.