INTRODUCTION OF BILL 4: INDIGENOUS WOMEN ONCE AGAIN OVERLOOKED IN LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THEM

Kahnawà:ke, May 14th, 2026 – Quebec Native Women (QNW) deplores the lack of consultation with Indigenous women’s groups in the drafting of Bill 4, Loi permettant au Parlement du Québec de préserver le principe de la souveraineté parlementaire à l’égard de la Charte de la langue française et de la Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français, introduced yesterday by the Fréchette government. While the organization welcomes with openness such an initiative, it emphasizes that the reality faced by Indigenous women represents a significant blind spot in the bill.

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