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Quebec English-language school boards are warning that the proposed expansion of Bill 101 to vocational and adult education could dramatically reshape English-language education in the province, with one association estimating schools could lose up to 70 per cent of their students. The criticisms come after Quebec French Language Minister Jean‑François Roberge said earlier this month … Read more

Prominent nationalist Frédéric Lapointe has forged an unlikely bond with a Quebec anglophone group. For the second year in a row, francophone sovereignists and anglophone federalists are planning to break bread together at the offices of one of Quebec’s most prominent nationalist organizations. The unlikely dinner — bringing together leaders of the Mouvement national des Québécoises et … Read more

Montreal’s largest English-language school board is denouncing the Quebec government’s plan to extend Bill 101 to adult and vocational education, calling it a “political stunt” that could hurt immigrants, weaken the English school system and worsen labour shortages. The proposed legislation, promised by Premier Christine Fréchette during the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race, would apply … Read more

The Fréchette government is looking to expand Quebec’s French language charter to include adult and vocational education programs. During a budget study at the National Assembly, French-language Minister Jean-François Roberge said 27,000 students could migrate to the French network as a result of the change. As it stands, Bill 101 does not apply to adult education … Read more

The CAQ’s plan would hurt Quebec’s economy, says English Montreal School Board chair Joe Ortona. Quebec failed to teach immigrants French and now wants to bar them from English vocational schools — a plan that will backfire by driving skilled workers out of the workforce, the head of the province’s largest English school board says. … Read more

Charles Milliard adjusts his remarks to “maybe” after they spark an uproar in the English-speaking community. QUEBEC — Faced with a backlash from the English-speaking community and members of his caucus, Liberal Leader Charles Milliard has adjusted his message on the use of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to shield Bill 96 from court challenges. After saying Thursday … Read more

Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard caught some of his own party members by surprise on Thursday when he said he was in favour of using the notwithstanding clause to protect Quebec’s language law. He later downplayed that message, saying he wants to change elements of the legislation.

(Lévis) Le chef libéral, Charles Milliard, rajuste le tir sur l’usage de la disposition de dérogation face à la grogne de la communauté anglophone et d’une partie de son caucus. Jeudi, il était « en faveur » de son maintien dans la loi 96 pour la protection du français. Vendredi, il a plutôt dit « … Read more

Devant la grogne de la communauté anglophone et d’une frange de son caucus, le chef libéral Charles Milliard rectifie le tir : il ne veut plus nécessairement protéger la réforme de la Charte de la langue française contre les poursuites judiciaires. Jeudi, le nouveau leader des rouges avait surpris tout le monde, à commencer par ses … Read more

New premier has vowed to extend Charter of the French Language to adult and vocational education. Quebec’s new premier is reviving a long-standing nationalist grievance: that a gap in the Charter of the French Language allows tens of thousands of immigrants and other non-anglophones to study in English, undermining efforts to make French the common language … Read more