Bill 96: A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down [Video]

A group of 23 bilingual municipalities in Quebec has asked a Superior Court judge to suspend the application of several portions of the province’s 2022 language reform, known as Bill 96.

Lawyer Julius Grey says the law will have “enormous consequences” for cities that have the right to serve citizens in both English and French.

Quebec municipalities without official bilingual status are prohibited from communicating with citizens in English.

Here is a list of some of the articles of Bill 96 that the plaintiffs say should be declared invalid and inoperative:

— Article 19. Following the release of each census, Quebec’s language watchdog may send a notice to bilingual municipalities where less than half the residents have English as their mother tongue. The municipality’s bilingual status is automatically revoked if its council doesn’t adopt a resolution — within 120 days of receiving the notice — that it wishes to maintain its status.

— Article 114. A person conducting …