TALQ applauds Barreau’s strong stand against proposed constitution

Montreal, November 26,2025 – TALQ welcomes and strongly supports the Barreau du Québec’s recent comprehensive brief on Bill 1. The CAQ’s proposed bill, which sets out a blueprint for a Quebec constitution, was itself introduced abruptly in the National Assembly on Oct. 9, 2025, without prior consultation.

The Barreau’s thorough analysis confirms what a great many diverse civil-society organizations – including TALQ – have expressed alarm about: Bill 1 threatens the integrity of Quebec’s legal system, weakens the rule of law, and undermines the rights protections that all Quebecers, whatever their origin, expect and rely upon.

Just as TALQ has outlined in its own brief to the National Assembly commission which is set to begin studying the bill and hearing from groups in early December, the Barreau’s brief, methodically and in painstaking detail, demonstrates that Bill 1 would: