12 September 2019

Analysis: Quebec's language debate poised to roar back to life

Taking their cue from the Legault government’s fresh interest in the status of the French language now that it believes the secularism debate has cooled, the main opposition parties stepped up to say they too want action.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/analysis-quebecs-language-debate-poised-to-roar-back-to-life?fbclid=IwAR39MPJjEXWUlM26Vf4TedLcmugUNV0YDQCrJGKP7hYE1xMbdTvbxA0i5_o


In other words, nobody wants to surrender the vote-rich language theme to the Coalition Avenir Québec government when all parties are fighting for the same nationalist voters.

While the Parti Québécois said it has never stopped pushing for tougher language laws because it’s part of the party’s DNA, the Liberals surprised observers in saying they agree it might be necessary to re-examine the Charter of the French Language ...

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