A invoice that goals to enshrine a francophone immigration program into regulation is heading to the Senate after clearing the House of Commons.
Bill C-13 would modernize the Official Languages Act and acknowledge that French is the one official language in Canada that’s below risk and subsequently should be protected inside federal workplaces.
The invoice handed third studying within the House of Commons on Monday with Montreal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, who has expressed considerations about its impact on the minority English-speaking group in Quebec, being the one one to vote towards it.
The invoice, if it turns into regulation, would introduce immigration within the Official Languages Act for the primary time, and acknowledge its significance to the vitality of francophone minority communities outdoors Quebec.
The Liberal authorities believes it will assist improve child-care, schooling and health-care providers in French throughout Canada, the place applications are affected by an absence of bilingual employees.
The invoice would additionally require that every one judges appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada are bilingual to be able to enhance entry to justice and to make sure that future governments can’t change the coverage.
