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Three Quebec Lawyers, Peter Blaikie, Roland Durand and Yoine Goldstein first challenged the constitutionality of the Charter of the French Language under section 133. In 1979, the Supreme Court of Canada declared Chapter III of the Charter of the French Language unconstitutional, citing it contrary to section 133 of the British North America Act of 1867.
Quebec, a province in Canada since its foundation in 1867, has always been the sole majority French-speaking province.Long ruled by forces (such as the Union Nationale) that focused on affirmation of the province's Francophone and Catholic identity within Canada, the Quiet Revolution of the early 1960s prompted a surge in civic and economic nationalism, as well as voices calling for the ...
The Charter of the French Language (French: Charte de la langue française, pronounced [ʃaʁt də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]), also known as Bill 101 (French: Loi 101, pronounced [lwa sɑ̃ œ̃]), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government.
The Act to amend the Charter of the French Language (known as "Bill 104") [Note 1] is a Quebec amending act [Note 2] introduced by the Landry government in 2002, which made adjustments to several provisions of Quebec's language policy.
With a participation rate of 85.27%, the highest in Quebec's history, 41% of voters give 71 seats to the PQ. 1976 – Quebec-born author Saul Bellow wins the Nobel Prize for literature. 1977 - On April 15, the Expos play their first game at Olympic Stadium. 1977 – On August 26, the Quebec Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) becomes law.
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Over 40 years ago, in 1977, Bill 101, the Charter of the French Language in Quebec, was enacted by the Quebec government. [99] Bill 101 or the Charter of the French Language is a law enacted in 1977 in the province of Quebec, Canada, with the primary purpose of strengthening the use of French as the official and predominant language in the ...
"to identify and analyze the principal factors which influence the situation and the future of the French language in Quebec, to identify the prospects and the relevant priorities of action, to carry out the examination of the articles of the Charter of the French language concerned and, finally, to present recommendations aiming at ensuring ...