Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

The federal government is poised to make fundamental changes to the Official Languages Act that will have profound effects on the language rights of a great many Canadians.

Canada's Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Aug. 25, 2022, in Ottawa. Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is based on unwarranted deference to Quebec, and is an unprecedented retreat by the Government of Canada from Parliament’s legislative powers, write Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig

September 15, 2022

MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the federal government is poised to make fundamental changes that will have profound effects on the language rights of a ...

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