Le projet de loi 96 a été adopté
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1885719/loi-96-vote-pq-plq-opposition

Le prétexte pour ce loi est que le français est en déclin au Québec, un problème grave si vrai. Mais ce declin n'est pas de tout évident. Honte à la #CAQ qui a pris des mesures rendant les vies des Québécois plus difficile, sans justification que ces mesures résoudront des problèmes.

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En fait, n'importe si les modifications de la Constitution ont un effet juridique, c'est certain qu'elles ne changeraient rien par rapport à la proportion des Québécois avec le français comme langue maternelle.

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"Les répercussions juridiques des modifications dans les cartons du ministre Jolin-Barrette seraient « probablement nulles », dit sans ambages le professeur de science politique à l’UQAM Marc Chevrier. « C’est comme si on avait découvert un vieux tiroir où on avait abandonné de vieilles chaussettes et puis qu’on s’était dit : “Ah, tiens, on peut y mettre autre chose !” Mais, sur le plan juridique, ça m’étonnerait que ça change quoi que ce soit»,"

https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/603773/reforme-de-la-loi-101-une-bombe-a-fragmentation-ou-un-petard-mouille

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"Consider, as this judge would, that Legault’s government could have sought the approval of a majority of provinces, but didn’t bother. That it could have sought the approval of Parliament, but didn’t bother. I don’t think there’s much to be worried about here."

It's rare that #PaulWells says anything good about PM #JustinTrudeau , so the fact he endorses the feds' low-key approach to #ProjetDeLoi96 is interesting.

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What does #StéphaneDion think about #ProjetDeLoi96 ? In favour: “As long as it is clear that the constitutional rights of Anglophones are not affected, nor any other provision of the Constitution, the prime minister has no reason to oppose it,”

But he favours a #SupremeCourt reference, to be certain about the effects of the "nation" clause.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-stephane-dion-backs-trudeau-in-supporting-quebecs-bid-to-change-constitution

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Politiquement, la CAQ doit être contente d'être dénoncé par certains comme trop douce, par des autres comme trop dure.

Une schizophrénie linguistique qui vient de haut: https://lp.ca/5Df3e8

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"I agree with the anonymous voice of the Globe: Legault is baiting a political trap for the federal government and the rest of Confederation. [...] I don’t think we should run straight into the trap. Let us shed oceans of blood defending legitimate rights, and spend not one drop on verbiage."

This is mostly the right take, I think.

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"Having constructed a fairly successful multinational state, we pretend to be allergic to the very idea. Having given Quebec a thousand privileges predicated on its national character, we pretend nothing of the kind ever happened. Stephen Harper did a good thing when he cut this foolish Gordian knot and organized a resolution in the House of Commons recognizing that Quebec is, in fact, a nation."

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I *think* that Trudeau ministry will follow that approach: say that they support the amendments in theory, but they're unsure what amending formula would be applicable, and rather than leave the constitutional validity questionable, they will send the issue for a reference judgement from the courts.

That would stall the whole matter as well.

I *think* that's what they'll do, but at a confidence of around 50% : more likely than other actions.

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Could "The Yellow Birch is the official tree of Québec" be added to the constitution of Canada unilaterally? Yes. Could "The Montréal Canadians win any game tied after the 1st overtime" be added unilaterally? No, it affects other provinces. Are the proposed amendments like the former or the latter? Maybe we should ask the courts what they think.

Experts divided on whether Quebec can change Constitution to claim nationhood
https://nationalpost.com/news/experts-divided-on-whether-quebec-can-change-constitution-to-claim-nationhood

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The proposed constitutional changes are:

90Q.1. Quebecers form a nation.

90Q.2. French shall be the only official language of Quebec. It is also the common language of the Quebec nation.

I reject the first clause (and thus the second sentence of the second clause). I'm open to declaring French the only official language of the province of Québec, though I'd like some assessment of the consquences of doing so in the constitution.

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Ah ha! An analysis of whether the government of #Québec can unilaterally amend the Canadian #constitution. The answer is yes, for laws that amend the constitution of that province (i.e., do not affect other provinces).

However, according to the article the first proposed change would affect other provinces; and the second affects language rights protected elswhere in the constitution. At least the feds would need to assent.

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2021/quebecs-attempt-to-unilaterally-amend-the-canadian-constitution-wont-fly/

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@fssofdeath @keithzg
W.r.t. #ProjetDeLoi96 , there is a real matter of concern: the percentage of Quebeckers with French as a mother tongue is falling (slightly) and is now is under 50% of households on the island of Montréal (though that's because of allophones, and it's not necessarily a threat to French).

I'm not sure that anything in the new bill really will have any effect on this supposed problem.

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@fssofdeath Why do you think this has something to do with Bill 21? That law was popular with CAQ supporters, was enacted using the notwithstanding clause, and has mostly survived its first test before the courts. Seems like it's a fait accompli (or a "promise made, promise kept") at this point in time.

(FWIW, I opposed Bill 21.)

I see #ProjetDeLoi96 as a populist attempt to address francophone insecurity about French.

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A very good article from #CBC .

With Bill 101 reforms, François Legault risks upending Quebec's hard-won linguistic peace
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6025859

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Je suis en train d'étudier le #ProjetDeLoi96 ; je n'ai pas encore décidé si je vais l'appuyer ou opposer.

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Le grand écart: https://lp.ca/puYEx3

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Emmanuelle Richez on Twitter: "Le Québec francophone dans la Constitution canadienne, sans demander de permission https://t.co/a5ToAyYLc9" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/emmarichez/status/1392816372095258624

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