The certainty of Quebec is already written and fully recognized in the Constitution of Canada.
French Language Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette was extremely proud on Wednesday to walk through the aisles of parliament holding a copy fresh from pressures on the Canadian Constitution.
From now on, on page 35 of the document with 167, a few words appear, gathered in three short sentences, a brief invasion of Quebec by the country’s supreme law and thanks to which the minister showed a smile of delight .
Top subtitles Key features of Quebec, three statements will appear today in the Constitution Act of 1867: Quebeckers form a nation. French is the only official language of Quebec. It is also the common language of Quebec.
In short, the political message Quebec sent was less meaningful, according to Minister Jolin-Barrette, who refused to view it as a mere symbolic gesture, without much impact for Quebec’s future and its historical strategy. affirmation of French reality.
In a scrum, the minister argued that, on the contrary, this addition of sections 90Q.1 and 90Q.2 gave official character to the collective rights of Quebecers.
He called it an addition important gesturewhich will help with certainty the retention of the French in Quebec.
No one can deny that fact.he commented, convinced that it was undoubtedly a advanced important for Quebec, which may eventually change many things.
The distinction of Quebec stated in the Constitution
Minister Jolin-Barrette made a surprise, in May 2021, by unveiling his reform of Bill 101 outlined by Bill 96, which emerged as his intention to incorporate Quebec’s distinction into the Canadian Constitution.
Legally, no one stopped. In Ottawa, no one objected. When challenged, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately confirmed a province’s right to amend the Constitution, rushing to share the discovered identity demanded by the Quebec government with respect to its language and its status as a nation.
Law 96 has now been enacted, the planned inclusion in the Constitution of the relevant articles could take its course.
However, it remains to be seen how the courts subsequently called to rule on these issues will interpret it.
The addition does not change anything in the fact that Quebec did not adhere to the patriarchy of the 1982 Constitution.
The Canadian Press
Source: Radio-Canada
