Bill C-13 is a Trojan Horse

Proposed changes to the Official Languages Act also open the door for other provinces to reduce the rights of minority francophones.

Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor wrapped national consultations for an official languages action plan at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Aug. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

September 14, 2022

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—There is an egregious piece of legislation working its way through Parliament, and very few Canadians have heard of it. Its title is anodyne enough: “An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make ...

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