Category: language laws

Quebec Woman Raises Alarm After Region’s Only Vet Forced to Quit Over Language Laws

Horse owners in a part of western Quebec say they’re losing their only veterinarian because her French isn’t good enough to pass the language test required to get a licence. More than 6,400 people have signed a petition started by local farmer Chantal Chrétien asking the province to grant an exemption due to an extreme…


As Tighter French-Language Laws Loom, Is It Time to Recognize Montreal as a City-State?

Commentary Now that the federal election is over, we Montrealers are turning our attention to the city’s mayoralty elections, scheduled for Nov 7. The two viable candidates are incumbent Valérie Plante of the Projet Montréal party and her predecessor Denis Coderre of Ensemble Montréal, who is seeking a comeback. Together their parties command 97 percent of…