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Bill 96, the provincial government s controversial legislation aimed at protecting the French language in Quebec, has been adopted in the National Assembly. ....
MONTREAL One of Thursday’s updates to Quebec’s language laws puts federal lawmakers in a tight spot politically, experts say. The update to Bill 101 a provincial law includes a change to the Canadian constitution, a very unusual proposal that likely depends on getting Ottawa’s blessing. But whether or not federal politicians give that blessing, a gauntlet has been thrown that they won’t easily be able to dodge, said lawyer Michael Bergman. “This is going to put in our federal parties in a major predicament, because they’ve all agreed that French is in decline in Quebec,” he said Thursday. ....
It is early days, but new president Marlene Jennings of the Quebec Community Group Network [QCGN] has already failed her first test. It is very doubtful that was representing her ....
MONTREAL A recent spat over language and bilingualism between Quebec s justice minister and the province s chief justice is raising serious concerns about the independence of the judiciary in the court system. According to La Presse, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette refused to require bilingualism in the selection of a new Quebec Court judge in the Longueuil district, despite a longstanding tradition of naming bilingual judges in the Greater Montreal Area. Every citizen has the right when addressing the court, no matter in what capacity, either as a witness or a lawyer, to choose English or French, explained Quebec Court Chief Justice Lucie Rondeau. ....