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submitted 10 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

A group representing Quebec's English-speaking community is seeking an injunction with the court to challenge the province's controversial French-language law known as Bill 96, CTV News has learned.

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[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In a hypothetical situation where the dominance of the English language in Alberta was in question, the Albertan government would definitely try to enact English language laws. Same goes for my home province of Ontario.

Quebec’s language laws have always been ~~punitive, under the guise of~~ [about] protectionism. The value of language protectionism can be tough to understand if you speak English - the most powerful language in Canada and across the globe - as a first (and only) language

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