COMMITTEE ADOPTS PROPOSED CHANGES TO CIVIL CODE OF QUEBEC

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members discussed clauses 115 through 126, which make several modifications to the Charter of the French Language. These clauses also make many changes to other legislation, including the Civil Code of Quebec – which governs all private legal relationships in the province.

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COMMITTEE ADDS NEW PUNITIVE MEASURES TO BILL 96

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members finished discussing clause 114 and returned to the bill’s clause 107, to discuss Art. 165.22 of the Charter of the French Language.

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FRENCH LANGUAGE MINISTER TABLES SIX NEW AMENDMENTS TO BILL 96 REGARDING ONLINE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, COMMISSIONER OBLIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members discussed clauses 113 and 114 of the bill. Minister of Justice and Minister Responsible for the French Language Simon Jolin-Barrette added a half-dozen new amendments to the soon-to-be modified Charter of the French Language.

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COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES FOR THE OFFICE QUÉBÉCOIS DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members discussed clauses 101 through 107. These provisions add a slew of new articles to the Charter of the French Language. They change the structure and practices of the Office Québécois de la langue française (OQLF). In addition, they establish the relationship between the OQLF and the new Ministry of the French Language.

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COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CREATION OF FRANCISATION QUÉBEC AND A MINISTRY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members discussed clauses 84 to 100, covering Articles 141 through 163.1 of the Charter of the French Language. This section introduces the new entity referred to as Francisation Québec, under the purview of the Ministry of Immigration. It also establishes the new Ministry of the French Language and delineates the roles of its Minister and Deputy Minister.

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COMMITTEE DISCUSSES USE OF FRENCH WITHIN BUSINESSES

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday continued its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members discussed clauses 63 through 83, covering new Articles 88.14 through 140 of the Charter of the French Language. This section relates to businesses that operate within the province.

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COMMITTEE DISCUSSES QUALITY OF FRENCH TAUGHT TO NEWCOMERS AND ENGLISH-SPEAKERS

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members completed their discussion of clause 62, covering the new Articles 88.9 to 88.13 of the Charter of the French Language. This clause focuses on the promotion of French-language education and instruction to non-Francophones in Quebec.

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COMMITTEE CLOSES DEBATE ON CEGEPS AND TURNS TO UNIVERSITIES

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. Members continued their discussion of clause 58 of the bill, covering Article 88.0.12 of the Charter of the French Language. There were three absences during parts of the hearings, Liberal MNA David Birnbaum, Québec Solidaire MNA Ruba Ghazal, and Parti Québécois MNA Pascal Bérubé.

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COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CEGEPS

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Over the past two days, the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education resumed its clause-by-clause analysis of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. They continued their discussion of clause 58, covering articles 88.0.4 to 88.0.12 of the soon-to-be modified Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”). This controversial clause focuses on the language of collegial and university instruction, and sets out the conditions for which students and how many of them may attend English-language CEGEPs.

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COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON CEGEP ADMISSIONS

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The National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Education yesterday resumed its clause-by-clause reading of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec. The Committee discussed clause 58, which relates to CEGEP admissions. Bill 96 amends the Charter of the French Language.

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