Is my squadron allowed to ban English / anglicisms?
I’m a cadet in Quebec, and we recently got a new Captain transferred in from another squadron. Right away, he claimed our unit had a bad reputation for being "ghetto" and began cracking down on everyday vocabulary banning words like guys, check, and other common informal terms or anglicisms.
The problem is that several of us in the squadron are primarily Anglophone. During our last training night, I spoke in English, and an officer reprimanded me harshly, saying my position as Flag Party Commander is at risk if I keep doing it.
As far as I know, the Cadet program operates under Canadian official language policies. Can an officer actually penalize cadets or strip parade positions for speaking English in a Quebec corps/squadron? How should I handle this?