Cultural festivals and organizations that serve immigrants could have their funding cut if they don’t promote the common culture of Quebec, the province’s immigration minister says.
The right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government on Thursday tabled a new bill on cultural integration, which requires newcomers to adhere to a set of common values, including gender equality, secularism and protection of the French language. The legislation is the latest in a series of bills that aim to reinforce Quebec identity, following the province’s secularism law and its overhaul of the language law.
