Campaigning ahead of the Oct. 3 provincial election, Legault told reporters in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil that he personally intervened to have the content removed. The party had released an English version of a document detailing its achievements during its four years in government. Legault said the party records section was the only English-language campaign material on the CAQ website. “It’s an exception. The whole website is only in French. There was the file that was published bilingually. It should have been all in French,” he said. As of Wednesday afternoon, a section of the party’s website titled “Now. Our record” was redirected to the French version of the document, and the only English content on the site is related to the COVID-19 pandemic and was published in January. The party said on Wednesday it would not produce campaign ads in English. Legault’s government passed language legislation this year aimed at supporting French’s position as the province’s official and common language. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published on September 7, 2022.
