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The Charter of the French Language (French: Charte de la langue française, pronounced [ʃaʁt də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]), also known as Bill 101 (French: Loi 101, pronounced [lwa sɑ̃ œ̃]), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government.
[67] Bill 96 was adopted on May 24, 2022, with 78 MNAs in favour and 29 against (from the Liberal Party and Parti Québécois). Instead of applying the notwithstanding clause only to parts of Bill 96, the Coalition Avenir Québec government applied it to the entire Bill. The amendment expanded the requirements of businesses to communicate in ...
In addition to declaring Quebec a sovereign country, the bill lays out several key steps in the independence process. It required the Government of Quebec to propose to the rest of Canada a partnership treaty based on a "Tripartite Agreement" signed on 12 June 1995 between Parizeau, Bloc Québécois leader Lucien Bouchard and Action democratique du Quebec leader, Mario Dumont.
In May 2022, The CAQ Quebec government of François Legault passed Bill 96, with 78 MNAs in favour (from the CAQ and Québec solidaire) and 29 against (from the Liberal Party and Parti Québécois). [14] The bill strengthens the 1970s Charter of the French Language.
The Canadian Party of Quebec (French: Parti canadien du Québec, pronounced [paʁti kanadjɛ̃ dy kebɛk]) is a provincial political party in Quebec.It promotes anglophone language rights and bilingualism, with a main focus on abolishing Bill 96 and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. [2]
Nevertheless, the Quebec government approved legislation titled Bill 96, "Law on French, the official and common language of Quebec," which introduces new modifications to the existing legislation of the Charter. [99] Bill 96, a revision of the Charter of the French Language, was adopted in the National Assembly.
In 2021, the Quebec parliament passed a bill titled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec, which was largely amendments to the Charter of the French Language. The act purports to add sections 90Q.1 and 90Q.2 to the Constitution Act, 1867 , which provide that Quebecers form a nation and that French is the only ...
With the Act to amend the Charter of the French language, S.Q. 1988, c. 54 (also known as Bill 178), the National Assembly (under a Quebec Liberal government) made use of the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution and amended the Charter by allowing English provided that the letters are no larger than half the size of the French.