As bilingual Anglophone Quebecers we are engaged in a community that is proud of its identity and heritage, and engaged as adaptable and resilient participants in the daily life of Quebec.

We live what we are:
communities of imaginative, thriving people.

We are what we live:
as safe, prosperous, thriving environment where we work, live and play.

We are strong, bilingual, and open to opportunities and choices.

Future is endless...

In 10 years I imagine the English-speaking communities of Quebec as institutionally supportive of their bilingual youth, welcoming a diversity of newcomers from many different parts of the world, as fully integrated into the Quebec economy, nourishing a rich arts and cultural life and engaged in meaningful dialogue with our Francohpne neighbors to make Quebec the best province to live in.

Tennis and racquet sport facilities have gone downhill or disappeared, because of the pressure on Anglophones in Quebec. They are a basis for individual sport of all kinds, including track and field and Olympics preparation.
Bourassa's Bill 22 of 1974 killed much of amateur sport in Quebec. The problem of amateur sport organization in Quebec needs intense study in the light of new changes in attitude of the public.
I am willing to help without any particular conditions.
Ernest Semple

I'm afraid I'm not very optimistic about our future. I'm sure that in 10 years most of our institutions will still be there. However, I'm afraid I can't say the same about our educational system. Numerous schools have closed in the past two decades due to legal restrictions and our community must stand strong and fight in order to be able to make students eligible. I hope this topic will be discussed in your next conference. To be sure, our schools will be there but I fear that there won't be as many.

As a minority community living within another minority community we must actively take our place in Quebec and Canada... with pride and gusto. We stand alongside other Quebecers in welcoming and retaining newcomers, driving economic progress, making the province a better place for our most vulnerable, and working towards harmonious relations in this complex world. We also strive to foster a community of leaders that understand the imperative to work with individuals and how best to affect communities' positions within the context of larger social institutions. The recipe for the success of the English-speaking community is within each of us!

In ten years, I see the English-speaking community thinking locally and contributing globally. I see the community working collaboratively to sustain its vitality. It works collaboratively within the community itself, but also with its majority community partners. I look forward to a province-wide understanding of the challenges that certain community members face in more remote areas, as well as the challenges faced in complex urban settings. I see the English-speaking community contributing to the most fluently bilingual province in North America, giving Quebec a global advantage on both economic and social terms.

English speaking people in Quebec need to be more specific in their requirements for future public activity.
Forget language restrictions for speech.
People talk many languages in Montreal, and Quebec City..
If you win something, say a little in French before you state your full thanks for your win in whatever language you choose.
In a public meeting, with reporters, speak up in English, if the opportunity presents itself.
Most Francophones don't object.
There is more of an atmosphere of freedom in Quebec than existed even a couple of years ago.
Build on it, and stop complaining.

Ernest Semple

The thriving and sustainable English-speaking community that I envision in 10 years is a vibrant, vital and predominantly bilingual collective that is recognized for its historical contributions to the greater Quebec society and for the added value it continues to bring to the life and wellbeing of this province. Both urban and rural, it co-exists in interdependence and harmony with its francophone neighbours throughout the various regions of Quebec. This inclusive and welcoming community of English-speakers, diverse in origin, respectful of its history, is united in its shared values predicated on justice and equality for all.

The English-speaking community of 2022 is a cohesive, engaged community of communities that has strong leadership committed to a common purpose and which advocates on behalf of its more vulnerable members (seniors, youth, marginalized peoples). Supported by a rich institutional network (health, education, religious, arts and culture, etc.) and working in concert with government, community and the private sector, its leadership ensures that the determinants of community sustainability are addressed so that ultimately the vitality of the whole community is enhanced while also positively impacting the majority Quebec society. Language ceases being a source of conflict and discord and becomes a means of communication and relationship building.

Our communities continue to grow and thrive, and as they do, we find that Arts Culture and Heritage are a major source of this development. A community that has a vibrant association with the Arts and its Heritage is a community that stands together and provides resources to encourage youth retention, appreciation of values, encourage exchanges of ideas and creativity, along with a wealth of other benefits. As we begin to see recognition on the part of the governments of the value-added and entreprenurial benefits gained by regional and urban communities, we can hopefully look forward to new appreciation and new opportunities to foster these roots and watch them flourish over the long term.