Montreal Passes Resolution to Protect French Language, Calls on Province for Support

Montreal Passes Resolution to Protect French Language, Calls on Province for Support
People watch the annual St-Jean-Baptiste Day parade in Montreal on June 24, 2015. Officials are worried the French language is under threat, particularly in Montreal. CP PHOTO/Paul Chiasson
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Montreal’s city council has passed a resolution confirming French as the city’s common language, while calling on the Quebec government to support council’s upcoming plan to preserve the language.

Passed on Dec. 14, the resolution calls on the Quebec government to support Montreal’s pending action plan to protect and promote the use of French. The city will unveil the plan next year but has already submitted it to the provincial government for review.