The Gazette —
February 17, 2026
Quebec constitution continues CAQ push against non-francophone rights: anglo group
Bill 1 ”represents the culmination of the current government’s now well-known and deeply divisive legislative agenda.”
An anglophone rights group says it’s not surprised the Coalition Avenir Québec’s proposed constitution would cast the province as “a monolith, where diversity is a detriment and a threat to one culture and one language.” TALQ says the plan, known as Bill 1, ”represents the culmination of the current government’s now well-known and deeply divisive legislative agenda.” In a presentation set for Tuesday evening before a National Assembly committee studying the bill, the coalition of 40 anglophone groups will cite CAQ legislation that targeted religious symbols, tightened language laws, and seeks to
abolish English school boards.