'I hope to be part of the challenge all the way to the UN as we did with Bill 178,' Montreal lawyer says.
The bill would reform several pieces of Quebec legislation, including the Charter of the French Language, touching everything from education and health to the rights of immigrants to be served in other languages.
Rather than applying the clause to specific sections of the bill, the government has applied the clause to the entire bill, making every aspect of the far-reaching law immune to legal challenges based on the charter. Despite the roadblock, Grey says he's confident parts of the proposed law could be challenged on other grounds.
"Make no mistake. The complexity of Bill 96 is by design," the Quebec Community Groups Network wrote in a statement about the bill. It links English-language groups across Quebec.
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