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After more than a half-century of rising and Undermining the courts falling tensions between Quebecers over the use “Where rights that would otherwise be protected of English and French, concerns are rising among are infringed, the courts under Bill 96 will not stakeholders that some rights and protections be able to review and remedy the conduct under Quebec anglophones fought for since the intro- either the Canadian or the Quebec Charters,” duction of Bill 101 more than 40 years ago are she said. “Further, this bill positions the Quebec threatened by Quebec’s proposed Bill 96 and Nation as holding collective rights, although these changes to Ottawa’s Official Languages Act. rights are not defined. And the bill places the ‘Our Place in Quebec’ National Assembly, not our courts, as the arbiter From the left, former Ahuntsic MP Eleni Bakopanos and Quebec Community Groups between these collective rights and individual Network president Marlene Jennings are seen here discussing the impact of Quebec’s On the evening of June 21 and the morning human rights.” Bill 96 during the QCGN’s webconference held on June 21. of June 22, the Quebec Community Groups Warren Kinsella suggested that both the prov- Network hosted a policy webconference entitled incial and federal governments were motivated language police to enter business premises and any prior judicial authorization for any form of ‘Our Place in Quebec and Canada.’ It brought by political expediencies to propose Bill 96 and “demand that you hand over your cell phone search and seizures. I mean, that is only one of together English-speaking Quebecers to discuss changes to the Official Languages Act respectively in order to determine whether an insufficient the many measures.” the rights of Canada’s official language minority at this particular time. amount of French has been communicated on communities as well as overall human rights. “[Premier François Legault] was aided and it. You know, accessing private messages with Who is a Quebecer? The speakers and moderators included Minister abetted in that regard by Prime Minister Trudeau, individuals and personal information. It’s just On day two of the conference, federal Official of Official Languages and Economic Development who in my opinion is seeking seats in the province extraordinary. It is, in my view, completely Languages Minister Mélanie Joly and Sainte-Rose Mélanie Joly, Sainte-Rose MNA Christopher of Quebec at the expense of not just the federation, unconstitutional.” MNA Christopher Skeete who is responsible Skeete, former Ahuntsic MP Eleni Bakopanos, but also the anglophone minority in the province for English-language community relations in former Liberal political advisor Warren Kinsella, of Quebec and to hell with the consequences,” Right of seizure in Bill 96 the CAQ government, vigorously defended the and human rights lawyer and McGill University Kinsella said, alluding to a possible snap election Eliadis said that up to 1982 in Canada, federal proposed language reforms, without declaring professor Pearl Eliadis. being called by the Trudeau government this fall. police authorities could be conferred with extra- much more than what they’d previously said. ‘Charter-free,’ says Jennings Courting Quebec’s votes ordinary power through a Writ of Assistance, While Skeete maintained he had no time to which allowed them to enter homes and busi- answer questions as he had to be at another “Bill 96 effectively creates a Charter-free zone Pearl Eliadis agreed. “I completely agree that nesses and seize whatever they wished without engagement, Bakopanos asked him to define who with respect to a wide range of interactions Prime Minister Trudeau is courting Quebec votes. any prior judicial authorization such as a warrant. is included in the Quebec Nation. “I hear that between individuals and the state in Quebec,” And given the timing, his initial response of, you While noting that the Canadian Charter of question a lot – we’re all Quebecers,” he replied QCGN president Marlene Jennings said in intro- know, ‘there’s not much to see here folks, let’s Rights and Freedoms came into force in 1982 without further elaboration. “I don’t think a lot of ductory remarks, referring to the Canadian and move on,’ I think is a political calculation,” she said. and put an end to this when it declared Canadians the members of the English-speaking community Quebec charters of rights. Kinsella pointed out that at 100 pages in length, have a right to be free of unreasonable search feel that way,” Bakopanos responded. She maintained that Bill 96, which some are Bill 96 contains “some extraordinary provisions,” and seizure, Eliadis said Bill 96 “does not require now referring to as the new Bill 101, will make just one of which would be the ability of Quebec’s Professional Auto Body Repair & Painting BEFORE AFTER Insurance Work Accepted Import Car Specialists • 2 juillet, 2021 / July 2, All Work GuaranteEd American Muscle Cars Expert Color Matching Towing Factory Genuine Parts Major & Minor Repairs FREE ESTIMATES! t. 514-476-4565 Nouvelles Parc-Extension News 1385, Boul. des Laurentides, local 103, Vimont, Laval • 2 Anglo ‘Task Force’ ready to tackle Bill 96, Bill C-32 language issues They maintain Bill C-32 will establish ‘asymmetrical bilingualism’ gual-status municipalities across Quebec, Quebec anglophone rights activists have waded MARTIN C. BARRY and effectively “deinstitutionalizes the English into the growing language controversy and have [email protected] language and its speakers in Quebec.” They say stated their support for the Task Force. the Task Force was formed when members “The “The Canadian Constitution is the bedrock recognized that they were being abandoned of our civil liberties and national unity,” says In the wake of the Quebec government’s by the major political parties in Quebec’s legis- unconstitutional former Equality Party leader Keith Henderson. planned language law reform, a group of lature and in the federal Parliament. “We cannot allow it to be adulterated by the English-speaking Quebecers who say they are excesses of a Quebec government hellbent on “from all walks of life” has emerged “to defend ‘Asymmetrical bilingualism’ aspects of the Bill violating our unity and freedoms.” individual and language rights and cease attacks The group maintains that the Trudeau govern- “The unconstitutional aspects of the Bill are on the freedoms of all Quebecers and their insti- ment’s Bill C-32 proposes changes to the Official are flagrant, and flagrant, and extend far beyond the amend- tutions,” says the group. Languages Act that will establish asymmetrical ment,” says Brent Tyler, a constitutional lawyer “The ‘White Paper’ and Bill C-32, Bill 96 and bilingualism – a unilingual French Quebec and extend far beyond and veteran of numerous court challenges the proposed Constitutional amendment, taken a bilingual rest of Canada – by placing the status involving Bill 101. “The Quebec government as a whole, are a fundamental restructuring of of the French language ahead of the promo- is seizing jurisdiction over federally regulated the Canadian constitution, language policy and tion of bilingualism, the protection of linguistic the amendment,” trademarks and workplaces. That’s not allowed, our basic human rights and freedoms,” says minorities and access to public services and period.” Colin Standish of Cowansville, founder of the justice. says Brent Tyler group, while adding they “will fervently oppose They claim Bill C-32 will also extend French- ‘We are all Quebecers’ Bill 96’s excesses.” preferential laws to federally regulated busi- “We are all Quebecers,” says Andrew Caddell, a nesses across Canada and entrench flawed be passed unilaterally by Quebec. Furthermore, former Canadian diplomat and journalist. “We Over 200 amendments provincial language laws in federal legislation Bill 96 is shielded by the notwithstanding must be treated equally before the law. There Like other critics of the CAQ government’s