Language remains a sensitive issue in mostly French-speaking Quebec
Anglophone opponents of Quebec's French-language law Bill 96 protest in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 26 2022. Picture: REUTERS/CHRISTINNE MUSCHI
But the law passed by a majority of Quebec legislators on Tuesday faces vocal opposition from minority English-speakers, businesses, health-sector advocates, and indigenous peoples just as the province heads to the polls in October. , where unhappiness over the dominance of English fuelled the rise of the separatist Parti Quebecois in the 1970s.
Alexandre Fallon, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, said the law would also apply to e-commerce sites run by businesses outside Quebec, and the increased liability risk has some companies considering stopping service for Quebecers.
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