Trudeau defends Quebec bill that targets English-speaking communities
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Publishing date:May 18, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 1 minute read • 13 Comments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he supports the use of French and the strengthening of Francophone communities across the country.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he supports the use of French and the strengthening of Francophone communities across the country. PHOTO BY CP /FILE
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he supports the use of French and the strengthening of Francophone communities across the country. That was Trudeau’s main reaction to a bill by the Quebec government that would restrict English-language rights.
Trudeau even said that the province is able to change the constitution, as it applies to Quebec, to say that Quebec is a nation and French is its language.
It’s a marked difference from the reaction the Trudeau government had less than two years ago when the Ford government in Ontario shunted a promised French-language university – along with three English-language universities — citing budget restraints. At that time, the Trudeau Liberals waged a campaign against the Ford government accusing them of not standing up for minority language rights.
“We share Quebec’s interest and desire to see French protected in Quebec and across Canada in fact,” Trudeau said in French when asked about the bill.
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While Trudeau paid some lip service to saying English minority groups in Quebec must be protected, he spent more time discussing the need to protect and promote French across Canada even though the bill is seen as an attack on Quebec’s English minority. Trudeau was asked specifically what he would do to protect English rights in Quebec and spoke instead of protecting French.
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“We agree with the Quebec government that more must be done to protect the French language,” Trudeau said while adding that French must be protected across Canada.
Anglophones in Quebec are one of the most reliable voting blocs that the Liberals have in all of Canada. While none of the parties are expected to stand up for Anglo rights in Quebec, it is the Liberals who take the overwhelming majority of the English vote in Quebec despite support for bills which target English-speaking communities.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that he supports the use of French and the strengthening of Francophone communities across the country.
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