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Élections Québec Orders English-Eligibility Checks After Bill 96

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Élections Québec instructs staff to verify voters’ English eligibility before responding.
The instruction implements Bill 96, which limits English services to historic anglophones or Indigenous people.
Andrew Caddell, Task Force president, called the policy disgraceful and a rights violation.
A judge ruled French-only election notices violated anglophone rights and ordered bilingual reminders.
The government will appeal the ruling, with a hearing set for Oct. 5, election day.

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Élections Québec instructs staff to verify voters’ English eligibility before responding.
The instruction implements Bill 96, which limits English services to historic anglophones or Indigenous people.
Andrew Caddell, Task Force president, called the policy disgraceful and a rights violation.
A judge ruled French-only election notices violated anglophone rights and ordered bilingual reminders.
The government will appeal the ruling, with a hearing set for Oct. 5, election day.