The amendment would force the King\u0027s Privy Council for Canada to take into consideration Quebec\u0027s distinct linguistic identity.
“So basically, this serves only to reduce potentially English services in Quebec,” said Housefather.
Currently, he explained, French has precedence over English in Quebec when it comes to signs for postal offices or Service Canada counters, for instance, but the size of the lettering is the same. “Would this new disposition bring us to reduce the size of the lettering in English?” he asked.Article content
“With that disposition, we’ll have to ask ourselves the question and we’ll have to differentiate the services in Quebec and outside of Quebec,” he said.
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