| Ford v Quebec (AG) | |
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| Hearing: November 16–18, 1987 Judgment: December 15, 1988 | |
| Full case name | The Attorney General of Quebec v. La Chaussure Brown's Inc., Valerie Ford, McKenna Inc., Nettoyeur et Tailleur Masson Inc. and La Compagnie de Fromage Nationale Ltée |
| Citations | [1988] 2 SCR 712 |
| Docket No. | 20306 [1] |
| Prior history | Judgement against the Attorney General of Quebec by the Court of Appeal for Quebec |
| Ruling | Appeal dismissed. |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | The Court |
| Estey and Le Dain JJ. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Forget v Quebec (AG), [1988] 2 SCR 90 | |
Ford v Quebec (AG), [1988] 2 SCR 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as "Bill 101".[2] This law had prohibited the use of commercial signs written in languages other than French and required businesses to use only the French versions of their names. The court ruled that Bill 101 violated the freedom of expression as guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[3]
- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 20306 Supreme Court of Canada
- ^ "25 years later, parties remember Supreme Court battle over Bill 101". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Politics, Canadian (2015-07-17). "NDP's Tom Mulcair plays down his past as anglo-rights defender with election on the line | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 2019-11-22.