Statement from the Commissioner following the passing of Keith Spicer
GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 24, 2023 /CNW/ - Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge made the following statement today following the passing of former commissioner Keith Spicer:
- GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 24, 2023 /CNW/ - Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge made the following statement today following the passing of former commissioner Keith Spicer:
"I was very saddened to hear of the passing of the very first Commissioner of Official Languages, Keith Spicer. - "Mr. Spicer was a key player in the birth of the official languages system.
- His appointment in 1970 marked the creation of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
- "Through my eyes as a young Franco-Manitoban, Keith Spicer represented the true embodiment of the Official Languages Act.