Bill 96: Group seeking injunction against Quebec's French-language law (montreal.ctvnews.ca)

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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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[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago

You're picking the United States as an example? The one country that's in itself practically the sole responsible for worldwide decline in local cultural and linguistic heritage?

[-] Kovukono@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago

I chose an example I know of that ensures language services are available for its people. If you want to discuss the overall content of my comment instead of a minor aspect of it, feel free. If not, I think we're done.

[-] eleventy_7@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I don't think it's a bad example in this case, since the US hasn't lost it's own cultural heritage much. For better or for worse, the US does a great job of assimilating people and making them "American".

That's pretty much exactly what Quebec is trying to accomplish, right? something like 'if you want to live in Quebec, you have to become Quebecois'. So if US policy doesn't blanket ban other languages in signage and social services and still manages to 'americanize' people, then Quebec could potentially do the same.

The US and Quebec are in pretty different situations, so it's not a perfect example, but I think it is a pretty good basis for an argument against Quebec's culturally protectionist policies.