Notwithstanding…
Charlie Billions says he’d renew the notwithstanding clause that protects Bill 96 from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Obviously it’s in Milliard’s interest to demonstrate that the PLQ is not on the side of the anglos.
And Mark Carney assured Christine Fréchette on Friday that he won’t meddle with the clause.
What’s the point of a charter of rights with a get‑out clause that basically says “unless we really want to, then we will”?
H. John 16:43 on 2026-04-17 Permalink
Milliard may have taken a step back:
https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/973001/charles-milliard-fait-volte-face-quant-disposition-derogation-loi-96?
Kate 16:57 on 2026-04-17 Permalink
I think he’s testing the waters to see how the public is responding to the options. But flip‑flopping too much isn’t wise either.
Ian 22:21 on 2026-04-17 Permalink
It’s been pretty obvious for a long time that the Liberals really don’t give a crap about anglos. They assume that anglos will simply vote for them becasue they are federalists or whatever so they put all their energy into vigorously demonstrating what “real” nationalists they are, in no small part by performatively screwing dem henglish.
So given that ALL our parties are now apparently ethnonationalists, who are immigrants and anglos to vote for?
Kate 20:57 on 2026-04-18 Permalink
Michel David writes about just this in Le Devoir.
R T 18:16 on 2026-04-19 Permalink
Milliard’s backtrack, saying that he’ll invoke it if they need it, is in some ways the worst of both worlds. It dissatisfies many francophone voters and it allows the CAQ and PQ to accuse him of backtracking, while on the other hand, invoking the notwithstanding clause when it’s not needed doesn’t abrogate any Charter rights—it’s when it is needed that’s an issue!
Ian 21:24 on 2026-04-19 Permalink
Between Anglade and Billions I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Quebec Liberals have no intention of giving special attention to anglo voters so we may as well just get used to this as the new normal until some new party shows up that swears up and down it is anti-racist, progressive, and federalist (lol).