Canadian Constitution

• Treaty 6 Nation sues Alberta government over sovereignty act

  Onion Lake Cree Nation has taken legal action against the Alberta government over the province's sovereignty act.

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  Dec 19, 2022
  
• Parti Québécois still refusing ‘humiliating’ oath to King as Quebec legislature resumes

  To sit, elected members must take two oaths of loyalty, one to the Quebec people and the other to the King, as required by the Canadian Constitution.

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  Nov 29, 2022
  
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• Parti Québécois refuses constitutionally required loyalty oath to King

  In Canada, members of all provincial legislatures and the federal Parliament are required to swear an oath to the Crown before taking office.

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  Oct 21, 2022
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• Quebec’s overhaul of its strict French language law under microscope at Bill 96 hearings

  Tabled in May, Bill 96 is Quebec's plan to upgrade Bill 101, the province's French-language charter first adopted in 1977 by the government of René Lévesque.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
• Anglo groups worry Bill 96 will create ‘charter-free’ zone in Quebec

  An English rights group says the proposed Bill 96 legislation will have far-reaching human rights violations and will create a charter-free zone in Quebec

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2021
• Quebec nationalism push poses election challenge for Justin Trudeau

  Legault vowed to amend Canada's Constitution to recognize French as Quebec's only official language and to call Quebec a "nation" to underscore its distinct status.

  Politics

  May 28, 2021
• Bloc Québécois fails to pass motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change

  The motion sought to clear a path for House recognition of Quebec's move to amend the country's supreme law by affirming Quebec as a nation with French as its official language.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
• Quebec’s push to amend Constitution could impact all Canadians, experts say

  The provincial legislation, known as Bill 96, seeks to amend the Constitution to enshrine Quebec's status as a nation and its official language as French.

  Canada

  May 19, 2021
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• Quebec can modify part of the Canadian Constitution unilaterally, Trudeau says

  The province's proposed language law reform seeks to change part of the Constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that its official language is French.

  Canada

  May 18, 2021
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• Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to Trudeau

  The letter argues that Quebec has the power to unilaterally change the Canadian constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that French is its official language.

  Politics

  May 15, 2021