Rights in Conflict: Contemporary Disputes Over Language Policy in Quebec

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Rights in Conflict: Contemporary Disputes Over Language Policy in Quebec
Abstract
When the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the signage provisions of Bill 101 in 1988, the debate over replacement provisions was framed as a conflict of rights – the collective rights of the Francophone majority versus the individual rights and freedom of expression of Quebec’s English-speaking minority. The author argues that the outcome of the debate, Bill 86, represented a more tolerant approach to minority languages and a greater accommodation of the English-language community.
Publication
International Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue internationale d’études canadiennes
Volume
Vol. 14
Pages
193-214
Date
Fall 1996
Language
en
Notes

Article also available in: Michael D. Behiels, Matthew Hayday, eds. Contemporary Quebec: Selected Readings and Commentaries. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011. Pp. 393-417

Citation
MacMillan, C. Michael. “Rights in Conflict: Contemporary Disputes Over Language Policy in Quebec.” International Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue internationale d’études canadiennes Vol. 14 (Fall 1996): 193–214.
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