Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

A group representing anglophone Quebecers says it plans to keep up its fight against the legislation, while a group representing Franco-Manitobans says it’s time to pass the bill despite its limitations.

Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

September 30, 2022

A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds that it moves from a “symmetrical” to “asymmetrical” approach with official language minority communities, which they say is a marked change from th...

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