French media bias hurts Quebec’s democracy

By not reporting fairly on the preoccupations of the anglophone community, the French media do a disservice to the cause of democracy in Quebec.

The French media’s selective critique of Quebec Premier François Legault rarely, if ever, focuses on the concerns of the province’s 1.25 million English-speakers, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

January 24, 2024

MONTREAL—On the night of Oct. 2, 2022, a victorious Quebec Premier François Legault stood before an adoring crowd of Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) supporters at his headquarters in Quebec City. In French and then in English, he said, “When I say Quebecers form a great ...

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