Too Far or Not Far Enough: Quebec’s New Language Law Leaves Many Displeased

Quebec Premier François Legault responds to the Opposition during question period, at the Legislature in Quebec City, May 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

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The province of Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 96 to protect the French language on May 24. But critics on both sides of the language debate are displeased, with Anglophones considering it a violation of their rights and Quebec separatists saying it doesn’t go far enough.