Author: Cult MTL
Published September 13, 2024

by Timothy Edward, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

A Quebec Liberal Party motion was passed unanimously in the National Assembly on Thursday amending the province’s controversial healthcare directives related to Bill 96 and so-called “historic anglos,” which were released to widespread criticism by the CAQ in July.

The 31-page document stated that healthcare services could only be provided in a language other than French if the patient did not understand French, or, in the case of Quebec anglos, if they produced a  a certificate of eligibility for English-language education, proving historic-anglo status.

“Today we didn’t want just words from the minister. We wanted to adopt a motion expressing the will of the National Assembly that that is the case: you do not need a certificate when you walk into a hospital to get service in the English language, and nobody should be worried about that.”

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