French Language Dept: More than 3,000 people converged on the Centre Pierre Charbonneau Saturday night to fight for the security of the French language in Quebec society, according to CTV. The rally was considered the start of a major movement to keep French strong, said Mario Beaulieu of the St. Jean Baptiste Society and opponents of the province's proposed Bill 103 united with a common message that the French language is not for sale. The gathering was mounted by a coalition made up of about 30 organizations including major Quebec unions and the Commission scolaire de Montreal to press Premier Jean Charest to scrap the bill. As
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