From Global Quebec:Immigrant groups uncomfortable with Charest's plan
A Quebec government plan to force new immigrants to sign a declaration saying they will respect Quebec's common values is a political stunt designed to increase the Charest government's support prior to a provincial election, opponents of the new plan said yesterday.
Starting in January, immigrants applying to come to Quebec will be required, as part of their application process, to sign a declaration promising to learn French and acknowledging that they understand that men and woman have equal rights and that political and religious powers are separate.
The declaration will be translated into several languages so that immigrants can understand what they are reading, but they must sign the French version.
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