She has taught plain language courses at all levels of government in Canada, and has given workshops, spoken at conferences and authored a handbook for using plain language in legal writing. Canadian Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing for a law in Canada that would do away with political jargon and force politicians to speak plainly. It passed a Plain Language Act meant to cut down on what New Zealand MP Rachel Boyack calls "gobbledegook." Balance of languageGary Libben says plain language is important and should be used to communicate clearly with the public. Instead, people need to learn when to use plain language, he said, and when it's time to be a bit more technical.

Source: CBC News December 11, 2022 20:12 UTC