{"id":12165,"date":"2026-03-02T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:41:24","slug":"projet-de-loi-no-1-bill-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/en\/projet-de-loi-no-1-bill-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Projet de Loi No 1\/Bill 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enclosed is a Brief in Response to Bill 1 &#8211; Qu\u00e9bec Constitution Act, 2025, which was prepared by Seniors Action Qu\u00e9bec and presented on 24 November 2025, to the Committee on Institutions -Government of Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Summary\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bill 1, as written, would marginalize the legacy and contributions of English-speaking seniors. The right to receive services in English, to rely on English versions of legislation and official documents with equal assurance, access employment and to remain engaged members of one\u2019s community is not a peripheral issue &#8211; it is fundamental to one\u2019s dignity, health, autonomy and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bill 1 would erode the legal protections, institutional supports, employment opportunities, and essential services that English-speaking seniors depend on to age with dignity and remain active contributors to Qu\u00e9bec society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bill 1 lacks democratic legitimacy and should be withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Refer to the PDF file below for the complete document<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brief-Bill-1_Final_Version-SAQ_Nov_24_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brief-Bill-1_Final_Version-SAQ_Nov_24_2025.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enclosed is a Brief in Response to Bill 1 &#8211; Qu\u00e9bec Constitution Act, 2025, which was prepared by Seniors Action Qu\u00e9bec and presented on 24 November 2025, to the Committee on Institutions -Government of Qu\u00e9bec. Summary\u00a0: Bill 1, as written, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Projet de Loi No 1\/Bill 1 - HANDICAP-VIE-DIGNIT\u00c9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/en\/projet-de-loi-no-1-bill-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Projet de Loi No 1\/Bill 1 - HANDICAP-VIE-DIGNIT\u00c9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Enclosed is a Brief in Response to Bill 1 &#8211; Qu\u00e9bec Constitution Act, 2025, which was prepared by Seniors Action Qu\u00e9bec and presented on 24 November 2025, to the Committee on Institutions -Government of Qu\u00e9bec. 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