Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Quebec rushes to tweak its unjust language laws

Quebec is such a small, provincial place that no one gives a fuck about their unjust language laws.

Suppressing a minority so the majority can feel comfortable is hard work, but someone's gotta do it.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest has called an emergency legislative sitting and debate on Monday to force the passage of controversial language legislation.

The Liberal government is poised to invoke closure and use its majority at the national assembly to override opposition parties and adopt Bill 103. The legislation would impose new limits on eligibility for Quebec's English public school system, replacing an older law the Supreme Court of Canada declared unconstitutional last year.


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