A number of Montreal-area Liberal MPs will be participating in a protest on Saturday against the Quebec government’s plans to reform its Charter of the French language.
While no federal minister is expected to join the march, the presence of Liberal MPs such as Anthony Housefather and Annie Koutrakis points to opposition to Quebec’s Bill 96 in the Liberal caucus in Ottawa.
Organized by groups that represent the province’s English-speaking minority, Saturday’s protest is scheduled to start at Dawson College and end at the Montreal offices of Quebec Premier François Legault.
Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia, who represents the western-most riding on Montreal Island,
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