Bill 96 honour system in place: Click if you have the right to English services
Municipal and governmental websites have started asking citizens to attest that they are allowed to access English materials.
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Municipal and governmental websites have started asking citizens to attest that they are allowed to access English materials.
The Quebec government has described the law as a moderate response to what it says is the declining use of French, but others are worried about its far-reaching impacts.
Residents who wish to speak with the City of Montreal by calling 311 now have to attest they can receive services in English because of Bill 96. New provisions of the language law came into effect Thursday.
Quebec's language law reform is continuing to draw criticism and legal challenges from the province's English community as more of its provisions come into effect Thursday, exactly a year after it received royal assent.
Calling 311 for the City of Montreal today? Hoping for English service? Not so fast.