Bill 14 pitches new restrictions

A new law introduced by the minority P.Q. government adds new restrictions to help maintain the French language.

According to CBC News, the proposed amendments will modify Bill 101 and the province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms already in effect.

Businesses with 26 employees or more will be required to conduct their work, meetings and training in French. They will be obligated to serve customers in French.

A requirement has been added to CEGEP students graduating. According to the new proposal, in order to graduate a student must prove his or her level of knowledge of French is deemed acceptable to communicate in Quebec society. Educational institutions must also provide sufficient training to students in French.

Bill 14 represents a number of promises made by the P.Q. made during the most recent election campaign last August.

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