Language Law

• Too much English on Quebec government websites, says French-language commissioner

  Many of Quebec’s largest government agencies continue to operate bilingual websites despite stricter requirements under the province’s language law.

  Canada

  May 28
  
• Judge suspends two articles of Quebec’s new language law regarding legal translations

  Justice Corriveau ruled that the sections of Bill 96 that require corporations to pay a certified translator to produce French versions of legal documents should be suspended.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
  
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• Disability advocates sound alarm over Bill 96’s effects on English-language students

  The Association for Equity and Inclusion in Post-Secondary Education (AQEIPS) fears the legislation will create even greater burdens for students with disabilities.

  Education

  Jul 15, 2022
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• Quebec’s use of notwithstanding clause in language law opens constitutional debate

  Federal Justice Minister David Lametti and other critics of Bill 96 say Quebec's use of that clause shuts down debate and prevents a proper judicial review of the legislation.

  Politics

  May 29, 2022
• ‘Anxiety and frustration’: Demonstrators protest Quebec language law

  Bill 96 would impose tougher language requirements on workplaces, limit the use of English in the courts and public services and cap enrolment at English junior colleges (CEGEPs).

  Politics

  May 14, 2022
• Quebec Edible Arrangements franchisees sue company over claims of lack of French and marketing

  Edible Arrangements franchisees in Quebec are suing the American company for close to $3 million over alleged breaches of Quebec's language laws among other issues.

  Consumer

  Sep 9, 2020
• Quebec National Assembly could re-open Bill 101

  Quebec could be in for a new debate over language and re-opening Bill 101, after the Parti Quebecois and Quebec Liberal Party both said they were open to it.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2019
• Roy Green: Activist judges should face a notwithstanding override

  Roy Green recalls his 1995 chat with former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, whose government used the notwithstanding clause to uphold the province's French language law.

  Sep 12, 2018