The-14Apr 29, 2025
Bill 96 erodes legislative language equality
#Quebec #Canada #Bill96 #QuebecLaw #Bilingualism #LanguageRights #LegalEquality #CanadianLaw #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #FrenchAndEnglish #SupremeCourt #CharterOfTheFrenchLanguage #LanguageJustice
https://the-14.com/bill-96-erodes-legislative-language-equality/
joe•iuculano Aug 31, 2024

By #AaronDerfel via the #MontrealGazette

The #MontrealChineseHospital, the #CHSLDPolonaisMarieCurieSkoldowska and #SantaCabriniHospital have all enjoyed #bilingual status for years under #Quebec’s #CharterOfTheFrenchLanguage, which allows patients in those facilities to be treated in #Chinese, #Polish, #Italian, #English and other mother tongues.

But you wouldn’t know that from looking at the website of the #OfficeQuébécoisDeLaLangueFrançaise (#OQLF).

#Montreal

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-language-watchdog-chooses-not-to-disclose-bilingual-status-of-some-hospitals

The OQLF isn't disclosing the bilingual status of some Quebec hospitals

"It seems they are trying to diminish to the maximum extent possible the identification of places where you can get served in English."

montrealgazette
joe•iuculano Jun 16, 2023

The #Senate has voted overwhelmingly to adopt Bill C-13, an overhaul of the #OfficialLanguagesAct that has caused anger and sparked concern among #Quebec #Anglophones, one of the communities the law is intended to protect.
The #UpperHouse rejected a proposed amendment – backed by Quebec #Senators #TonyLoffreda and #JudithSeidman – that would have removed references to Quebec’s #CharterOfTheFrenchLanguage, commonly known as #Bill101, from #BillC13.

#QCGN #CanPol #Qcpol

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bill-c-13-senate-passes-federal-language-bill-despite-opposition-from-quebec-anglophones#Echobox=1686881224

Bill C-13: Senate passes federal language bill despite opposition from Quebec anglophones

The Quebec Community Groups Network says it’s “deeply disappointed” by the adoption of the federal law, which includes references to Bill 101, as modified by Bill 96.

Montreal Gazette