joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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"An official document that was issued by the should always be accepted by the government of ," says .

Two Quebec Liberal MNAs have written to the minister responsible for the urging the government of Premier to rethink a directive that rejects official certificates that were issued by the province in prior to the adoption of .

montrealgazette.com/news/local

#governmentofquebec #quebec #liberal #mna #madwanikacadet #french #language #francoislegault #english #bill96 #qcpoli #politicsofdivision

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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«A family trying 2 settle an outstanding matter from their late father’s estate has run up against a new & ridiculous consequence o .

A government department has rejected the copy of their father’s death certificate, an official document issued by none other than..the Quebec government itself.

The family has been told to produce a certified translation of the document — at an added cost — 4 it 2 be considered valid.»

montrealgazette.com/opinion/co

#montreal #bill96 #quebec #english #french #qcpoli

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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«"The purpose of local gov: 2 provide exemplary service 2 ppl in our community, w/o judgement. The English forms important part o identity o majority o our residents. We have ppl in our community who r gay & straight, French-speaking & English-speaking, Christian, Jewish & Muslim. The only way 2 provide municipal service in community like ours: through rspct & tolrnce o differences. —like before it—is flawed; we look to making our case in court"»

montreal.ctvnews.ca/these-23-m

#language #bill96 #bill21

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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Premier , who 4 most of past five years has dominated a national popularity poll conducted quarterly by the , found himself sliding 2 the middle of the pack of provincial premiers in latest survey, made public Wednesday, scoring approval rating of 48%.
The premier’s popularity dropped below 50% 4 1st time in June 2022 (44 per cent) & fell even farther in September (43%), just weeks b4 the Oct. 3 general election.

montrealgazette.com/news/local

#quebec #francislegault #angusreidinstitute #qcpoli #bill96

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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«...the city of made it clear just how seriously it takes the government’s latest linguistic reality.

“For service in English, press 2,” says a recorded voice that answers the municipality’s general information number. “And by the way, you don’t need to show us your Grade 3 report card or your family tree going back 10 generations. And you don’t have to pinky promise anything.»

montrealgazette.com/news/local

#cotestluc #legault #qcpoli #csl #caq #caqa #bill96 #language #english #french #anglophobe

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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Hey, government! Your objective isn't to promote . does that. Your objective is to oppress .
You're a bunch of gawd-damned, arrogant !

#quebec #french #france #english #anglophobes #qcpoli #caq #caqa #oqlf #bill101 #bill96

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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« — “An Act respecting French, the official & common language of Québec” — received royal assent on June 1, 2022, 1 year ago today. We at the Quebec Association of Independent Schools ( ) mark this day w/ sadness.
W/ its pre-emptive use o the notwithstanding clause & its override o the o , Bill 96 does not reflect the inclusive Quebec we are trying to build together & is promoted at our member schools.»

montrealgazette.com/opinion/op

#bill96 #qais #quebeccharter #humanrightsandfreedoms #qcpoli

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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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«The suit was filed by a group called the .

"Today, we are obliged to take the government to court to ensure our respected," said Andrew Caddell, task force president.

"No legislation can abolish , which is what tries to do by invoking the ," added lawyer Michael Bergman.»

montreal.ctvnews.ca/it-doesn-t

#taskforceonlinguisticpolicy #quebec #rightsrare #individualrights #bill96 #notwithstandingclause #qcpoli #language #montreal

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The-14 · @The14
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