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

Published on July 27, 2024

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. The Office québécois de la langue française issued a statement on Friday saying the visit was part of routine procedure to ensure health-care establishments are complying with the province’s French language charter and that they will do not impede the ability of patients to access care in languages other than French....

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