Protesters, Advocates Worry Quebec Is Complicating Access to Healthcare in English

Protesters, Advocates Worry Quebec Is Complicating Access to Healthcare in English
People take part in a protest outside Santa Cabrini Hospital in Montreal to denounce new Bill 96 language directives for hospitals and long-term care homes, on July 27, 2024. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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MONTREAL—Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday to protest Quebec’s French language laws, while advocacy groups representing anglophones warn the government is making it harder for Quebecers to access health-care services in English.

Mario Napolitano, one of the protesters who demonstrated in front of Santa Cabrini Hospital, said he has been in touch with staff who feel they were pestered about the use of English by Quebec language watchdog staff when they visited the hospital earlier this week.