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#PublicLibrary in #Montreal admittd it made mistake when it refused 2 organize reading event 4 local author bcuz of #Quebec’s #language law, known as #Bill96
“I was silenced,” said #MariaCaltabiano in interview with #CTVNews
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The reason: Quebec’s #LanguageLaw.
She was told she had to do the reading in #French or hire a translator but she says translating poetry→a challenge & finding someone→a hassle
Says she left library feeling like a second-class citizen.
‘I was silenced’: Montreal author told she couldn’t hold English book reading in library due to Quebec language law
A public library in Montreal admitted it made a mistake when it refused to organize a reading event for a local author because of Quebec’s language law, commonly known as Bill 96.