Quebec’s language law reform is continuing to draw criticism and legal challenges from the province’s English community as more of its provisions come into effect Thursday, exactly a year after it received royal assent. While many elements of the law, commonly known as Bill 96, took effect shortly after it was passed, others were delayed….
Bill 96: Quebec Public Servants Now Required to Make ‘Exemplary’ Use of French
Peter Stockland: Quebec’s Language Law: How Pointless Is Bill 96?
Commentary Canadians beyond the boundaries of la belle province likely see Bill 96 as an update of that ancient Quebec tradition called Kick the Anglos. For those of us on the inside, sadly, the newly passed provincial language legislation doesn’t even make that much of a modicum of sense. The law passed May 24 by…
Too Far or Not Far Enough: Quebec’s New Language Law Leaves Many Displeased
News Analysis The province of Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 96 to protect the French language on May 24. But critics on both sides of the language debate are displeased, with Anglophones considering it a violation of their rights and Quebec separatists saying it doesn’t go far enough. Bill 96 updates Quebec’s French charter and…
Canadians Deeply Divided on Quebec’s Bill 96 to Amend Constitution: Poll
French-speaking Quebecers and the majority of the Canadians are at odds on the Quebec government’s recent bill to amend Canada’s Constitution and to reform the province’s language law, according to a new poll that reveals the depth of divergence across the country. The poll (pdf) is a national survey on Quebec government’s introduction of Bill…
Poll Shows Wide Gap Between Quebecers and Other Canadians on Bill to Amend Constitution
French-speaking Quebecers and the majority of the Canadians are at odds on the Quebec government’s recent bill to amend Canada’s Constitution and to reform the province’s language law, according to a new poll that reveals the depth of divergence across the country. The poll (pdf) is a national survey on Quebec government’s introduction of Bill…
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