Globe editorial: Quebeckers are starting to notice what’s wrong with Bill 96

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Quebeckers are starting to notice what’s wrong with Bill 96

Critics say that basing it solely on census data about mother tongue and the main language spoken in the home, as the government does, fails to capture the reality of how often French is used in daily life, especially by immigrants. One researcher took a second look at the government’s claim that only 53 per cent of immigrants take up French; by going beyond census data, he concluded that theThat is more in line with Statistics Canada’s finding that 94.

This doesn’t mean no one should be concerned about the fate of the French language in a world where the pull of English is immense. But it does raise the question of whether the situation justifies shielding Bill 96 in the notwithstanding clause so that language inspectors can suspend the Charter right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. Or what the sense is of telling an immigrant that they can be served in a language other than French only for the first six months after they arrive.

 

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Dominique added elements to it, then took them back remembering that she doesn’t care about French and cant win without the English voters.

Unable to communicate in French means limited career opportunities in local business in Quebec. Unable to communicate in English means limited career opportunities in international business. Both languages are important in Quebec which the government doesn’t seem to understand.

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Everything the QC govt does is out of their ass they dont know what they are doing and it shows, law 21, store closed on sunday, now this?

francoislegault is about cause and effect. Québec prefers draconian measures. not healthy sustainability.

Hilarious. 😆 The bigotry wasn't enough?

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