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May 24, 2021

Quebec’s Bill 96 creates ‘opportunity’ for federal Liberals, senator says

Opinion

Quebec’s legislation to further enforce the use of French in the province creates an “opportunity” for the federal Liberals as a national election looms this year, says a veteran Quebec senator.

“Crisis equals opportunity,” said Dennis Dawson, who was appointed to the Senate in 2005 on the recommendation of then-prime minister Paul Martin after three terms as a Liberal MP for the Quebec City-area riding of Louis-Hébert.

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, the director-general of the Quebec Community Groups Network, said her organization views Bill 96 as “problematic” and that all sides are considering their options.

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