It will begin with a rally at Dawson College at 10 a.m. Protesters will then march to Premier François Legault\u0027s Montreal office.
Speaking for the Mohawk community contingent from Kahnawake, Kenneth Deer said the law puts up more barriers in front of Indigenous people.
“The Mohawk language was spoken here thousands of years before French was ever spoken,” Deer said. “We are being recolonized again by the Quebec government because of Bill 96. We don’t force you to learn Mohawk. Don’t force us to learn your language.”Photo by John MahoneyLegault has defended Bill 96 as realistic, balanced and necessary to protect French. He said the rights of the English community will be respected if it becomes law.
“It’s kind of heartbreaking to see how few people actually understand what this bill is going to do to their opportunities,” said Bright, who teaches English literature at Dawson College. Bright believes he will lose his job if the bill is passed, because there will be less of a need for English instruction in the CEGEP system. “So many of us are investing in French in Quebec.
As the crowd made its way to McGill’s Roddick Gates, there were a group of about 15 supporters of the bill playing music and singing in French, inviting everyone to sing along.“The goal of the French language is to unite people, so we wanted to greet people and celebrate our culture with them,” said Montrealer Florence Beaudoin, one of the group’s members. “French is important, and we are in a French province, but it’s difficult to be served in French in Montreal. It’s not normal.
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