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Hey conservatives, let's cut Quebec some slack

by Joseph Quesnel - 04/11/2009

Some conservative commentators are celebrating a recent court judgment against Quebec’s strict education laws.

However, those committed to the ideals of limited government should rethink this enthusiasm based on conservative grounds.

Here’s the background to the court ruling.

Quebec had set strict criteria for those enrolling children in English schools. They had to demonstrate their children received English instruction in another province to qualify. Newcomers from abroad had little choice as they would be diverted into the French language system.

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