'Anxiety and frustration': Demonstrators protest Quebec language law

The protesters, who rallied across from Dawson College before marching two kilometres to Premier François Legault's office, called for revisions to the legislation, which aims to strengthen the province's French-language charter.

Bill 96, which is expected to pass this month, would impose tougher language requirements on workplaces and municipalities. It also seeks to 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 junior colleges, where students would have to take more courses in French.

Russell Copeman, executive director of the Quebec English School Boards Association, says he supports efforts to promote and protect the French language, but describes Bill 96 is "discriminatory" and the cause of "frustration and anxiety" among anglophones and francophone business leaders. Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake says demanding that young people master a third language — French — carries colonial overtones and would make it harder for them to succeed.

Quebec wants to separate and disrespect the 1st language of the country they live in... Good, bon voyage! (sorry France, they all yours now ) I am sure Mexico will be happy we'll adopt them and the spanish language instead, eah!!! Ooou-lah Mi Amigos!!!!!!

WTF is wrong with QC? Trying to restrict most businesses, government offices & their legal system to only accept communication & correspondence in French is discriminatory in a country that’s first language is English, while also being THE most diverse country in the world. 🤯

Wow this thread escalated fast...from umm we should be bilingual to fuck you Frenchie real quick.

We should have a language law in Canada. If you can't speak are write the two official languages please leave.

Quebecois the perpetual whining loser herd since the loss of Battle of Quebec: September 13, 1759

We won, end of story! French must go! Any angry croissants 🥐 can go back to France!

These frogs gotta go now!! Kick em outta canada!! Let them see how it does on its own?

Sorry frogs but if you want your own country, then get out of ours!! The frogs have been abusing our english freedoms far too long now!? It is our human right to speak what we want! When you drive into Quebec, right away all signs are french? But everywhere else is bilingual?

That whole province needs to go

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