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Élections Québec says it's too late to print voter documents in English
The agency says the campaign is too short to reprint materials, while critics warn French-only mailings could limit access for anglophone and Indigenous voters.
- On Tuesday, Élections Québec announced it cannot print voter documents in French and English, citing 2022 language legislation that mandates French as the sole language of communication for public institutions.
- The commissioner of the French language denied an exemption request, stating the office "does not have the authority to create exceptions to the Charter" and that "institutional bilingualism is incompatible with the Charter ."
- Advocates warn that relying on QR codes creates an "unnecessary barrier" for seniors lacking digital literacy; Eva Ludvig, director of Talking Advocating Living in Quebec, noted "not everybody is tech."
- Lobby groups representing anglophones have requested a reversal of the decision, while Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre-Plamondon argued that voting information requires mechanisms for English access like the legal system.
- Québec solidaire's parliamentary leader Ruba Ghazal stated, "We won't protect the French language by penalizing citizens," while Liberal Party Leader Charles Milliard acknowledged the agency's independence but shared voter concerns.
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Élections Québec says it's too late to print voter documents in English
With Élections Québec now saying it is too late to make changes to the unilingual French documents it is mailing to voters ahead of the election, critics are raising concerns about accessibility. The unilingual documents have prompted an outcry from those who say the French-only documents are creating an unnecessary barrier for voters. The French […]
·Toronto, Canada
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