Do English-speakers have a place in Quebec? New integration Bill sows doubt
While presenting its brief to the National Assembly’s Commission des relations avec les citoyens, the Quebec Community Groups Network expressed concern today that Bill 84 on integration makes almost no reference to Quebec’s English-speaking community.
The Bill could lead to financial constraints on community groups and event organizers, represents another reduction of human rights in Quebec, and sets the stage for an eventual Quebec constitution and citizenship.
“This is a broad, powerful Bill,” said QCGN Director-General Sylvia Martin-Laforge. “It could well reach into every part of Quebec society and involve all levels of government, professional bodies, community organizations and their events, employers and employees, newly arrived Quebecers and even those who have lived here for generations.