French-only voter mailouts for Quebec election challenged in court

Lincoln: Amid wavering Liberal support, beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing

Fréchette defends French-only voter mailings Élections Québec tried to avoid

Hanes: Quebec’s French-only voter information cards undermine democracy

Une municipalité de l’Outaouais dénonce l’absence d’un débat des chefs en anglais

Here’s why there will be no English-language debate before the fall Quebec election

Quebec will not remove English content from government websites, Roberge says

New language commissioner ‘very much engaged’ in protecting anglophone education

Anglophones et nationalistes cherchent une « voie de passage »

Elections Quebec Controversy how weak English Lobby has become

Listen More

Élections Québec says it’s too late to print voter documents in English

Five takeaways from the Quebec leaders’ debate

The Suburban — March 31, 2026

Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: It’s all about the Notwithstanding Clause

News

Hearings in the legal challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21 wrapped up at the Supreme Court of Canada last Thursday, with Chief Justice Richard Wagner saying “the court will take the necessary time to carefully examine all the issues.”

Julius Grey, who is representing TALQ, the community organization, seemed satisfied with how the week went. “All the appellates argued and got their points across,” he tells The Suburban. “We saw certain areas especially with the Notwithstanding Clause where there was some skepticism from the bench.”

And despite an exchange earlier in the week between Grey and Chief Justice Wagner in which Wagner called some of Grey’s arguments regarding diversity “outrageous,” Grey rejects the notion that some on the bench might have shown bias. “They had genuine questions.”

Stay connected

We have lots to talk about.

Become a Member