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Bill 96 update: Quebec anglos won’t need to prove ‘historic anglo’ status for English healthcare service

by Lorraine Carpenter

The motion was passed unanimously in the National Assembly following widespread criticism of the CAQ’s confusing 31-page healthcare directive.

A Quebec Liberal Party motion was passed unanimously in the National Assembly on Thursday amending the province’s controversial healthcare directives related to Bill 96 and so-called “historic anglos,” which were released to widespread criticism by the CAQ in July.

The 31-page document stated that healthcare services could only be provided in a language other than French if the patient did not understand French, or, in the case of Quebec anglos, if they produced a  a certificate of eligibility for English-language education, proving historic-anglo status.

“Today we didn’t want just words from the minister. We wanted to adopt a motion expressing the will of the National Assembly that that is the case: you do not need a certificate when you walk into a hospital to get service in the English language, and nobody should be worried about that.”

Bill 96 update: Quebec anglos won’t need to prove ‘historic anglo’ status for English healthcare service

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.