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Bill 101 (1977)

Proclaimed and put into force on 26 Aug. 1977, the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101, declared Quebec a unilingual society. The charter, a reaction to an environment that threatened the survival of a French Quebec, required, among other regulations, the predominance of French in commerce, business, and communications, and it compelled the children of immigrants to Quebec to study in French. This text – which would become the law that would have the greatest effect on the image of Quebec and the mindset of its people – enjoyed solid support among the public, except among anglophones, more than 130,000 of whom would choose to emigrate between 1976 and 1981, most of them to Ontario.

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LÉVESQUE, RENÉ (baptized Charles-René)
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An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other ActsMrs. Mourani. : XB411-320/1 - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca
Bill 101 - Parli.
Charter of the French Language - Wikipedia
English section- The Charter of the French language

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