Language Laws

• Stricter language laws coming for Quebec businesses. Not everyone is happy

  Some Quebec businesses will soon have to change their signs to display two times more French than English.

  Politics

  Jan 12
  
• Kernels Popcorn franchise fined over $2K by Quebec language watchdog

  Quebec's French language office said it contacted Kernels Popcorn several times to encourage it to comply before issuing it a fine of $2,500 for having an all-English website.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 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
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• 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
• Use of French at home is only one indicator of language health: Quebec demographers

  Legault declared this week that French is in decline, saying fewer Quebecers are speaking the language at home and at work. Demographers agree, but say the portrait is complex.

  Politics

  Jun 5, 2022
• Quebec doctors warn language Bill 96 could hurt patient care

  Bill 96 would require public service providers to communicate exclusively in French with new immigrants beginning six months after their arrival.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
• Quebec language police tells Montreal bar to change English-only Facebook posts

  Montreal businesses are again speaking out against the actions of the Quebec language police saying the government should be helping, not hindering amid ongoing COVID challenges.

  Jan 26, 2022
• English CEGEPs voice concerns over Quebec’s Bill 96

  A group representing six English colleges in Quebec voiced its concerns over Bill 96 on Tuesday, presenting a 14-page brief and seeking to 'preserve that right to choose.'

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
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• Quebec to invest more than $500,000 to promote the French language among immigrants

  Bill 96 seeks to unilaterally change the Canadian Constitution and affirm Quebec as a nation, making French its official language.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2021
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• Weekly survey: Quebec’s new music policy for government buildings and phone lines

  When it comes to Quebec, language is always a front-and-centre issue. That now includes music played while you're on hold with a government body.

  Entertainment

  Jun 21, 2021