Bennett: We Broke Records with Over 50,000 Participants in the Flag March: Orli Harari, Israel National News, May 29, 2022 — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stands behind his decision to approve the Flag March held on Sunday in honor of Jerusalem Day, and which passed through the Damascus Gate in accordance with the route that has existed for decades.
Bill 96’s Passage to Be Followed by Holy Chaos: Tom Mulcair, Montreal Gazette, May 24, 2022
First Reading: Quebec to Pass Unbelievably Onerous Language Law: Tristin Hopper, National Post, May 11, 2022
Quebec’s Bill 96 is the Result of Making Anglos A Scapegoat: André Pratte, National Post, May 21, 2022
I’m An Immigrant Living in Quebec. Bill 96 Is Making Me Reconsider My Future Here: Alena Matushina, Macleans, May 25, 2022
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Trudeau Says Ottawa watching Quebec’s Proposed Changes to Language Law ‘Carefully’: CTV News, May 18, 2022 — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is watching “carefully” how Quebec’s Bill 96 is playing out provincially and respects the freedom of members of Parliament to protest it.
Pierre Poilievre May Have the Advantage, But His Popularity Is Softening: New Abacus Polling On Canadian Politics: Bruce Anderson & David Coletto, Abacus, May 25, 2022 — Our latest nationwide public opinion survey shows little change on several of the variables that we track, but we do see evidence that Pierre Poilievre has lost some popularity over the last few weeks.
Are Conservatives Finally Comfortable Criticizing Quebec’s Attacks on Minority Rights?; Chris Selley, National Post, May 26, 2022 — “The question, as I recall, was about public safety,” moderator Marc-Olivier Fortin wryly observed roughly 30 minutes into Wednesday evening’s two-hour French-language debate among the candidates for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership in Laval, Que.
Quebec’s Intolerant Government Undermines Canadian Claims of Progressiveness: J.J. McCullough, Washington Post, May 26, 2022 — I often hear elite-level American intellectual types — pundits and academics and futurists and so on — express great optimism about Canada’s potential.