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Aug 4, 2021 · On May 13th, 2021, Quebec introduced Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Quebec. [1] Among other things, Bill 96 attempts to add two clauses to the Constitution Act, 1867.
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Quebec and Saskatchewan both passed amendments to their provincial constitutions framed as amendments to the Constitution of Canada. In 2021, the Quebec parliament passed a bill titled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec , which was largely amendments to the Charter of the French Language .
Aug 3, 2021 · Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 sets out five rules that governments must follow to pass constitutional amendments, where the applicable rule depends on the subject matter of the proposed amendment.
On May 13, 2021, the Government of Quebec introduced Bill 96, “An Act Respecting French, the Oficial and Common Language of Quebec” in the Quebec National Assembly.1 Bill 96 is a multi-faceted, and fairly sweeping, modernization of the Charter of the French Language, com-monly known as Bill 101.
Mar 28, 2022 · The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 2 (the Act) to guarantee that the number of members assigned to a province, following a readjustment of the number of seats in the House of Commons, never falls below the number of members assigned to that province during the 43 rd Parliament. 1.1 Calculating Seat Distribution in the House of Commons.
May 30, 2022 · Top 5 Changes From Original Bill 96. 1. Companies with limited operations and presence in Québec may be able to avoid developing French versions of their standard Terms and Contracts.
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