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Richard Budgell, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine; Ph.D. student, History and Classical Studies, McGill University

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Bill 96 will harm indigenous people in quebec we need more equitable language laws - What They Never Told You

Québec Languages François Legault Montréal CANADIAN PRESS Que
Québec Premier François Legault defended Bill 96 saying he doesn't want the province to become Louisiana. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

One of the reasons I moved to Québec in 2015 was because of the mélange of languages in which many Quebecers — especially in Montréal — live and work. Some are able to change languages from sentence to sentence; others will switch in the middle of sentences or speak in an ever-changing medley of languages.

The language dance happens most frequently between French and English, but other languages can be involved — such as Indigenous and immigrant languages.

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