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Language Populations: Constituent Concerns and Suite Process

language populations: When it comes to issues like planing, infrastructure and addressing social challenges, we need to cross connect all of these communities which we're not doing, according to Toronto Star. Last month, George Chahal showed the need for better communication with those who don't speak English as their first language on the council floor when he helped translate a constituent concerns and questions about the secondary suite process in Punjabi for the rest of council to hear. People are really agitated and alienated, said Atiya Ashna, an active northeast community member. Coun. It started a broader conversation about how Calgary is speaking to and engaging immigrant and English as a second language populations. Jyoti Gondek also stood and responded to the man's questions in his own language an unconventional but eye-opening first for many who follow municipal politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.