Canadian English Supporters Urge Carney to Abandon Federal Shift to British Spelling

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Inna Gimenez, who recently became a Canadian citizen, holds a flag as she poses for a photo as a memento of her first Canada Day as a citizen, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on July 1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang12/14/2025|Updated: 12/14/2025Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents.In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editors association representative say the simplest way to keep national elbows up is to get Canadian style down on the page.Author’s Selected Articles

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