'We are at risk of losing students, businesses and people who do not speak French', protest organizer says.
CBC NewsProtesters say Bill 96 will limit opportunities for all QuebecersProtesters gathered in La Pêche, Que., Friday morning to speak out against Bill 96, the controversial language bill that would limit the number of anglophone students and require new immigrants to learn French within six months of their arrival.
It would also require new immigrants to access government services solely in French six months after arrival.Bill 96 has an exception allowing for languages other than French to be used by government agencies "where health, public safety or the principles of natural justice so require." But those who oppose the bill say the restrictions will make it harder to access services in practice.
Mathieu Lacombe, minister for the Outaouais, accepted a petition from the protesters and said "duly noted" in French after speaking with them for a few minutes. Mathieu Lacombe, the minister responsible for the Outaouais region, is handed a petition by protesters in La Pêche, Que., that he promised to take to the Quebec National Assembly.
Woods added that she's particularly opposed to the new rules around CEGEPs and to the limiting of the number of children allowed to attend an English school, calling the restrictions "out of this world."Premier François Legault’s government continues to defend Bill 96, despite criticism that it could limit access to basic services for the province’s English-speaking minority.
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