Instead, the federal government decided to wait for private citizens to challenge Bill 101 and then intervene to support their arguments.”That is exactly the calculation behind Trudeau-the-younger’s hesitancy thus far to challenge Bill 21 officially. But leaving sovereignty aside, for fans of Bill 21 per se, the Bill 101 precedent might be encouraging. On the other hand, Bill 21 affects a relatively tiny number of people. And if the court challenge fails, pretty soon the few people Bill 21 does affect will leave. The EMSB swore off using federal money for its court challenge on Thursday, which might be for the best: This issue is best solved within the Quebec family.

Source: National Post February 08, 2020 00:33 UTC