Promise History
2.03.003 - “A re-elected CAQ government promise to] develop a plan for promoting Indigenous languages and cultures in cooperation with First Nations and Inuit. This joint project has already begun and will finally result in the tabling of appropriate legislation.”
05-Dec-2024
This law ensures the right to culturally secure practices for Indigenous people, but there is as yet no bill to promote Indigenous languages and cultures.
“In that respect, the Act requires Santé Québec and every institution to develop, with representatives of the First Nations and the Inuit, measures specifying the culturally safe practices they intend to implement. The practices must take into account, in particular, the cultural, spiritual and historical realities of First Nations members and the Inuit, promote partnership with them and be welcoming to and inclusive of them. The Act creates the national committee on cultural safety that is responsible for giving its opinion to the Minister on, among other things, the provision of health services and social services to First Nations members and the Inuit and on the cultural safety approach implemented by Santé Québec and the institutions in the health and social.services network”
17-Mar-2023
The government has not tabled any legislation about Indigenous languages and cultures.
“The AFNQL warned the Prime Minister on August 16 that it was “formally challenging [his] legislative intentions” on Aboriginal languages. A few weeks later, in the midst of the election campaign, François Legault promised a bill to protect them “in the same way that we protect French with Bill 101. […] This bill is expected to come in the fall of 2023. Just as in the case of the one for cultural securitization, Minister Ian Lafrenière assures that consultations with the main groups are held upstream.” (Traduction)”
Reference Documents
« Le ministre responsable des Affaires autochtones, Ian Lafrenière, a présenté vendredi à Montréal un plan de 141 millions comprenant 52 mesures dans six chantiers, dont l’objectif est d’améliorer le mieux-être social et culturel des Autochtones. […] Les chantiers considérés comme prioritaires visent la préservation et la valorisation de la culture et des langues autochtones ainsi que la protection et le soutien des femmes et des enfants autochtones. »
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