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The rally will be held in Place du Canada, near the intersection of Peel St. and René-Lévesque Blvd., 5:30 p.m., Thursday.
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Jason Magder • Montreal Gazette
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May 25, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 3 minutes of reading • 13 comments Thursday’s rally will be the second demonstration against the law this month. A march ahead of the passage of the bill drew thousands to the center of Montreal on May 14. Photo by Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press
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Leaders of the province’s English-speaking community pledged to speak out loud and often against Bill 96, which was passed in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
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A rally is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Place du Canada near the intersection of Peel St. and René-Lévesque Blvd. downtown.
The law, which will be enacted in phases over a three-year period, aims to update and strengthen the French-language charter, known as Bill 101. The law was criticized by English-speakers, allophones and communities. indigenous peoples, who are concerned about radical changes. which will affect immigration, education, health, business, municipalities and the judiciary. They are also concerned about the increase in the powers conferred on the linguistic surveillance of the province to carry out searches and confiscations without the need for an order, among other measures.
“We are very concerned about the erosion of the rights of all Quebecers that was introduced by a government that seems to be more concerned with scoring political points for the next election than with good government,” said Matt Aronson, a spokesman for the Community of Quebec. Network of groups. “We hope that citizens will recognize that this bill is a bad law, and we hope that provincial and federal politicians will do something about this bad law before it goes any further.”
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Aronson said Thursday’s rally is the first of many actions the community is planning. The event is organized by the Quebecers Against Bill 96, created by the QCGN, the English Parent Committee Association, the English School Board Association of Quebec and the Federation of Home and School Associations of Quebec.
Prime Minister François Legault has defended the legislation, calling it “responsible and moderate”, and said the government should take steps to protect the French language.
The city of Côte-St-Luc also sent a notice on Wednesday in its newsletter urging citizens to join the protest.
“We have made our position very clear,” said Mayor Mitchell Brownstein. “We are very much against the bill and have great concerns for residents, not just of Côte-St-Luc, but everywhere, including francophones.”
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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake issued a statement Wednesday evening promising to fight the law, which the council said shows “complete contempt for all indigenous peoples as distinct and living peoples of our traditional territories.”
The council said it is developing plans to fight implementation, and will make them known in the near future.
“We will not come close until the Quebec government takes another stab to get our future out of our hands,” said Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer. “We are ready to continue to fight against the imposition of this legislation in the way that our community deems necessary. Quebec’s actions to proceed with the passage of this bill despite our outstanding concerns have put our relations an extremely tense state and we have been forced to consider whether the discussions so far were in good faith.
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Thursday’s rally will be the second demonstration against the law this month. A march ahead of the passage of the bill drew thousands to the center of Montreal on May 14.
In the meantime, the CEGEPs will begin the hard work of preparing for the application of the law, which will come into force in the academic year from 2024, while the enrollment limits will become effective in the 2023 academic year.
“We need to start planning, almost immediately, for the implementation of this bill,” said Vanier College CEO John McMahon. “It’s a very complex process.”
Law enforcement is complicated for CEGEPs, because there will be students with two different requirements: French and allophone students who will have to take three of their basic courses in French, and English speakers who will be able to choose to do three basic courses in French. French, or three. additional French second language courses.
This means that changes must be made to more than 30 programs, which will require changing course requirements as well as faculty.
“We will continue to express our concerns (to the government) about the date of implementation,” McMahon said. “Two years may seem like a lot, but in our opinion, they are not enough. We had been pushing for that date to change to at least 2025. “
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