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"Non!" to the further imposition of French in Quebec — how the fight over French has incensed many of the English-speaking minority in this Canadian province.

The Collège des médecins du Québec is calling on the government to modify Bill 96 so that it does not cause disruptions in health care services.

Demonstrators streamed through downtown Montreal to protest Quebecs contentious language bill on Saturday, demanding it be scrapped to preserve the rights of anglophones, allophones and Indigenous communities.

Quebecs College of Physicians and some top lawyers say theres lots of grey area in how Bill 96 will play out in health care -- even after multiple requests to the province to clear up confusion.

Bill 96 is set to become law next week. What exactly is, and isn’t, in Bill 96? And how will it work in practice? Here’s what we know so far.

Legal experts warn there are little to no guarantees in Bill 96 that there will be rights to health care and social services in English in Quebec despite Premier Legault

View the City for Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Peppered with questions on Bill 96, Legault said theres been disinformation spreading, in his opinion -- and that on one important question, health care, many critics of the bill are wrong. In fact, the bill is confusing on that point and the details still havent been fully explained.

Peppered with questions on Bill 96, Legault said theres been disinformation spreading, in his opinion -- and that on one important question, health care, many critics of the bill are wrong. In fact, the bill is confusing on that point and the details still havent been fully explained.

MONTREAL — On a scorching Saturday, demonstrators streamed through downtown Montreal to protest Quebec's contentious language bill, demanding it be scrapped to preserve the rights of anglophones, allophones and Indigenous communities.