Bill 96

2022 - 5 - 14

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Protesters gather against Quebec's French-language bill in Montreal ... (CBC.ca)

Opponents of Bill 96 say the proposed law will restrict access to education, health care, and justice for those who don't speak French.

"They don't have the English rights," she said. Tabled a year ago, Bill 96 is in the final stages of passing and is expected to come to a vote in the National Assembly later this month. "We're struggling to keep our own language alive. The minister responsible for the French language in Quebec, Simon Jolin-Barrette, has vigorously defended Bill 96 in the face of criticism, as has Legault, who has called it reasonable, balanced and necessary "to assure the adequate protection of the French language." In order to ensure that French is "the official and common language of Quebec", the government would also impose new obligations related to the use of French in companies with 25 to 49 employees, limit the use of English in the courts and public services, grant powers of search and seizure without a warrant to Quebec's language regulator and cap enrolment at English CEGEPs to prevent more students from French-language schools from switching over to the English stream. It would make several changes to the 1977 Charter of the French Language, also known as Bill 101, by strengthening the status of French in "all spheres of society."

Thousands of Montrealers march in opposition of Bill 96 (Montreal Gazette)

It will begin with a rally at Dawson College at 10 a.m. Protesters will then march to Premier François Legault's Montreal office.

“It’s kind of heartbreaking to see how few people actually understand what this bill is going to do to their opportunities,” said Bright, who teaches English literature at Dawson College. Bright believes he will lose his job if the bill is passed, because there will be less of a need for English instruction in the CEGEP system. The law also limits the enrolment of francophones into English CEGEPs. There are a lot of people demonstrating today because they realize it will impact our future.” The province’s anglophone community rarely protests in the streets against government policy. Article content Article content

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'Frustration and anxiety': thousands of Montrealers protest Bill 96 (CTV Montreal)

Some Montreal streets in the downtown core were blocked Saturday morning as protesters marched against provisions in Bill 96 and its amendments to the ...

6 hr ago 6 hr ago 6 hr ago Dennis Guay has been missing since a fire destroyed the building he lived in. 6 hr ago 6 hr ago 6 hr ago 6 hr ago 1 hr ago "We are for Bill 96, so we're here to show the beauty of French with some music." "We really believe that the French language can be promoted and protected, but in a way that is inclusive," Anglade said. "There are lot's of reasons to oppose this bill."

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'Anxiety and frustration': Demonstrators protest Quebec language law (Globalnews.ca)

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 ...

And using English in a Quebec court involves having a judge who understands the language,” he said, addressing demonstrators in English and French, as did most of the speakers. Demonstrators on both sides were draped in Quebec flags, and several quarrels broke out amid the 30 C heat, but the overall atmosphere remained upbeat. But if they want to be doctors, lawyers, nurses — any of those professional orders now are going to require very strict French proficiency.” “Anyone may use English and French in the courts of this province. The changes would subject companies with 25 employees or more to “francization” — government certification that use of French is generalized in the workplace — down from 50 currently. “I think what you’re seeing is a depth of anxiety and frustration that is quite remarkable in the English community,” he said in a phone interview.

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Communities prepare to voice their concerns over Bill 96 (Sherbrooke Record)

Russell Copeman, Executive Director of the Quebec English School Boards Association, says that he hopes people from across the province will make their way ...

“What we’re trying to demonstrate is that there are lots of reasons to demonstrate against Bill 96.” Asked about this delay, Copeman said that he thinks it is at least partly due to the process of revision the bill has been going through. Whereas at the time the protest was originally announced there was talk of trying to set up satellite events in other major communities across the province, the organizer said that ultimately the decision was made to concentrate efforts on the Montreal gathering.

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Demonstrators in Montreal protest Quebec's Bill 96 (The Globe and Mail)

The protesters, who rallied at Dawson College before marching more than two kilometres to Premier François Legault's office, made an 11th-hour plea against the ...

“There are going to be errors in diagnosis, there’s going to be a problem of informed consent.” And using English in a Quebec court involves having a judge who understands the language,” he said, addressing demonstrators in English and French, as did most of the speakers. A cluster of pro-Bill 96 student demonstrators awaited the protesters outside the premier’s office. Demonstrators on both sides were draped in Quebec flags, and several quarrels broke out amid the 30 C heat, but the overall atmosphere remained upbeat. Expenses range from fees for translation and legal services to administrative burdens, such as creating a workplace assessment to ensure French permeates all corners of the company. But if they want to be doctors, lawyers, nurses – any of those professional orders now are going to require very strict French proficiency.”

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Bill 96 is in no one's best interest | Opinions (The Link)

There are too many discriminatory clauses in Bill 96 to discuss in this article, but the one urging English CEGEPs to prioritize the acceptance of anglophone ...

Of course, I ended up going to an English CEGEP and I am now doing a double major in creative writing and psychology at Concordia. This multilingualism distinguishes Montreal from every other Quebecois city and to prioritize the acceptance of anglophone students in English CEGEPs “to protect the French language” ignores this reality in addition to being discriminatory. This is in response to the large number of francophone students who choose to study in English after high school.

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Thousands of Montrealers march in protest against Bill 96 (The Suburban Newspaper)

On Saturday, demonstrators met at Dawson College to participate in a rally protesting Bill 96 in Quebec. Thousands marched from the English CEGEP to Quebec ...

Unfortunately, it's too little, too late.And we did it in 2013 and stopped Pauline Marois' Bill 14." "It will not cost Legault any votes. He concluded his remarks saying, "The whole world is watching!" "Bill 96 is going to be passed in the next couple of weeks," he added. Students did it 10 years ago (the 2012 protests against university tuition increases) and made waves, and that's what we should have done. We have an election coming Oct. 3 and every single Quebecer who wants to stand up for our rights, whether they're francophones, allophones or anglophones, needs to think very carefully about how and where they place their vote.

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