Bill 96: Court suspends language law provisions that apply to English school boards [Video]

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is celebrating what it calls a “significant win” in court after a judge stayed parts of Quebec’s language laws that applied to English school boards across the province.

The Quebec Superior Court judgment temporarily suspends provisions of the law that had required English school boards from communicating exclusively in French in writing with English groups, such as the Quebec English School Boards Association or the English Parents’ Committee Association of Quebec, according to a press release on Thursday.

There is an exception for “situations where the partner or co-contractor of [the school board] requires the use of the official language,” according to the ruling on April 10.

The judge’s ruling is temporary until there is a judgment on the constitutionality of Bill 96 by the court.

EMSB Chair Joe Ortona said his board should be “proud” of the recent judgment, which applies to all …