June 11, 2023
‘Everybody needs to make their own decision,’ says sole MP to oppose C-13
Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP from the Mount Royal riding and lone parliamentarian to vote against Bill C-13, tells the Sherbrooke Record he “did exactly what I am supposed to do” by voicing his opposition to the inclusion of Bill 96 references. Advocacy groups including the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) have repeatedly raised concerns that the Bill 96 references in the new federal Official Languages Act. will erode the rights of Quebec’s English-language minority, the story notes.