SNC Lavalin Group Inc | French as an Official Language at SNC Lavalin Group Inc

Status
0.82% votes in favour
AGM date
Previous AGM date
Proposal number
3
Resolution details
Company ticker
SNC
Lead filer
Mouvement d'éducation et de défense des actionnaires (MÉDAC)
Resolution ask
Adopt or amend a policy
ESG theme
  • Governance
ESG sub-theme
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI)
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Health Care
Company HQ country
Canada
Supporting statement
The diversity of the world cannot in any way be reduced to questions strictly relating to the biological nature of natural persons or to the arbitration of individual privileges. The diversity of the world is first and foremost a collective issue based essentially on the culture of peoples. The people of Quebec, through their territorial State and public institutions, starting with their National Assembly, Constitution and Charters, ensure the protection of linguistic diversity in the world by strictly protecting the collective and public character of their language. The spirit of the Law is clear(1), including that of reforms to Federal Law(2) and Quebec Law.(3) Respecting and promoting this attribute of global diversity is, in particular, a matter of social responsibility for all companies. It is in the interest of all stakeholders, starting with the entire community, from all origins. Sustainable development and long-term performance cannot be conceived otherwise. It is the duty of the company to act in scrupulous respect of these sacred principles. Also, it is perfectly possible to do business anywhere in the world with a head office that operates in the language of the State in which it is located(4). For example, the annual general meeting of shareholders of Samsung(5) (Suwon) is in Korean, Heineken(6) (Amsterdam) in Dutch, Nissan(7) (Yokohama) in Japanese, Foxconn(8) (Taiwan) in Mandarin, Volkswagen(9) (Wolfsburg) in German, then L’Oréal(10) (Clichy), Danone(11)(Paris), Christian Dior(12)(Paris) and LVMH(13) (Paris) in French. The content is translated into the other languages. The principle is simple and clear. The French language is not a choice. It is the collective instrument for communication. Besides, for foreign languages, there is translation, whether or not simultaneous. French is the language of all of us. It is a collective issue of equity, justice and dignity. A national issue

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