Simon Jolin-Barrette understands the skepticism of Quebecers about the impact of his reform of the Language Charter, but assures that it will curb the decline of French.
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“I think it’s normal for Quebecers to be skeptical because they have been burned by the governments of the past 20 years who have not been concerned about the language,” said the Minister of the French Language, Simon Jolin- Barrette.
Friday morning, our Parliamentary Office unveiled a Léger poll confirming that only 22% of Quebecers believe that Bill 96 adopted by the Legault government is sufficient to reverse the decline of French in Quebec.
This sounding carried out on behalf of the Parti Québécois reveals that a very small percentage of the population believes that the reform of the Minister’s Charter is strong enough to curb the decline of French on Quebec territory.
The minister assures that with 96, Quebec “has acquired the legislative tool” to “precisely curb the decline of French and revive it.”
“We are going to show them the relevance of 96,” he said during a short press scrum.
“Bullied”
Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé claims that the government’s Bill 96 is a “bankruptcy”.
“The government has failed miserably, and Quebecers consider that this is not enough,” said the MP for Matane. The sovereignist formation has positioned itself against the law. “We all want them, the powers in immigration, all the powers in terms of language, all the powers in terms of culture, and there we will have the base to act appropriately for French.”
