Quebec Premier François Legault and Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister Responsible for the French Language, respond to reporters' questions after Bill 96, a legislation modifying Quebec's language ...

Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 96—a chauvinist language law—by a vote of 78 to 29 Tuesday. Voting for Bill 96 were the ruling rightwing “Quebec First” Coalition Avenir Québec ...

Bill 96 is Quebec’s new language law – amending and updating the old Bill 101 that has defined the use of French (and English) in commerce, public services and education since the 1970s.

In Bill 96, Quebec now seeks to add clauses to the Canadian Constitution, saying Quebec is a nation and that its official and common language is French.

In the 2025 edition released in March, “Quebec’s Bill 96” is listed among technical trade barriers. The report says U.S. businesses have expressed concern about their federally listed ...

Why Quebec’s Bill 96 is a gift to Alberta’s Jason Kenney “As a society, we’re trying to do something here for which there’s no textbook,” said Michel Leblanc, ...

Ottawa has already said no to Quebec’s requests. Bill 96 will also clearly be a weapon in the CAQ’s battle with the PQ for francophone nationalist votes.

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2023-06-27 13:00:00 2023-06-27 14:30:00 Bill 96: Complying with Quebec’s Strengthened French Language Protections Event Description In May 2022, Quebec’s National ...

Bill 96. Quebec’s new language legislation was officially enacted in June 2022 to toughen up the previous language law, the Charter of the French Language, dating back to 1977 and known as Bill 101.