Groups decry Bill 1 at National Assembly

Quebec’s so-called constitution bill “should be relegated to the dustbin of history,” according to the head of Quebec’s most prominent anglophone advocacy group.

Sylvia Martin-Laforge is the director-general of the organization Talking. Advocating. Living in Quebec (TALQ), an advocacy group that promotes the status of English-speaking Quebecers.  Martin-Laforge recently told the Low Down that TALQ rejects Bill 1, the legislation put forward by the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) that proposes a Quebec constitution because, among other reasons, it “is not the result of an open and broadly participatory process.” “This isn’t just concerning for English-speakers. It’s worrying for all kinds of institutions across Quebec,” she added.

RAWQ also takes the stand

The Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ), an Aylmer-based non-profit and member of TALQ, also presented to the Committee on Institutions at the National Assembly. On Feb. 5, executive director Alina Seguin-Holmes and associate president Chad Bean addressed the bill’s potential impact on all stakeholders, with a specific focus on English-speakers in West Quebec.