Quebec Language

• Montreal’s pro women’s hockey team faces scrutiny over English-only video

  Controversy is brewing over a video posted to the social media pages of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Montreal team with some people calling for an apology.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2023
  
• French-language university heads criticize tuition hike for non-Quebec students

  The open letter published in La Presse also criticizes what it describes as characterizations of non-Quebec students as 'cash cows' and threats to the French language.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2023
  
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• Quebec plans to double university tuition for out-of-province students by 2024

  Quebec's higher education minister says the extra money collected from the English-language schools will fund the French-language university network.

  Education

  Oct 13, 2023
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• Liberal MP may not vote for party’s language bill due to changes made by Bloc, Tories

  Liberal MP Anthony Housefather believes the amendments will reduce the rights of Quebec's English-speaking communities because they make reference to the province's Bill 96.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2023
• PM Justin Trudeau says decline of French in Canada ‘extremely troubling’

  PM Justin Trudeau reacted to data indicating the proportion of Canadians who mainly speak French at home has dropped in nearly all provinces and territories — including Quebec.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
• Ottawa says it will support First Nations fight against Quebec’s new language law

  The chief of Gesgapegiag on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, said Thursday that provincial language laws have been creating obstacles for English-speaking Indigenous students for decades

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2022
• Quebec wants federal language law reform to drop reference about promoting English

  Those amendments would remove language from the bill calling for the promotion of English and add recognition that French is Quebec's common language.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2022
• Bill 96: Health-care professionals say government’s reassurances misleading

  Health-care professionals who have been warning about the potential impact Bill 96 could have, say the government's repeated claims that the fears are unjustified, are misleading.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
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• Bill 96: Quebec premier says health care will remain the same for anglophones, immigrants

  The Legault government is defending Bill 96 and is reassuring the anglophone and immigrant communities that services in English will continue.

  Politics

  May 17, 2022
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• Continuing the fight against Quebec language law Bill 96

  Quebecers from all backgrounds have reason to be concerned with the anticipated passing of Bill 96 in the coming weeks. Legal experts say it will cause lots of legal battles.

  Politics

  May 16, 2022