Milliard Backs Notwithstanding Clause for Language Law

0:00It's April 17th. This is Calgary News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Quebec Liberal leader Charles Millyard just dropped a bombshell, saying he's all in for renewing the Notwithstanding Clause on Bill 96. D. Province's Key Language Law. This clause lets Quebec shield laws from certain court fights for up to five years. Millyard wants to tweak parts of the bill to ease burdens on businesses and give immigrants more than six months to learn French, but he insists on. Protecting the court to safeguard the French language. This marks a big shift from the 2022 election when former leader Dominique Anglade vowed not to renew it. The party has used the clause before, and Millyard calls it a vital tool, though overused lately. He stressed, French protection is top priority for liberals and many communities. Inside the party, reactions hit hard. Some members, especially those in English heavy writings, got blindsided and called an afternoon caucus meeting.

1:00M&A Jennifer Macaroni stood by him, saying it's not new, and they've talked it through. Millyard drew a line elsewhere, ruling out the clause for Bill 21 and Bill 9, the secularism laws facing court battles, including a Supreme. Court 1 on Bill 21. With liberals climbing poles ahead of the party Kavikwa, this internal buzz could test their momentum as language debates heat up in Quebec. Politics.