--- title: "Alison Hanes: Alarm bells over consequences of Bill 96 falling on deaf ears ✦ Goldwater Droit" meta: "og:description": "In her column on the Quebec Community Groups Network's public hearings on Bill 96, Alison Hanes highlights Me Goldwater's presentation and its criticism of the proposed legislation as "acting as a de facto unilateral declaration of secession by Quebec and grounds for other provinces to assert greater autonomy, all at the expense of the federation."" "og:title": "Alison Hanes: Alarm bells over consequences of Bill 96 falling on deaf ears" description: "In her column on the Quebec Community Groups Network's public hearings on Bill 96, Alison Hanes highlights Me Goldwater's presentation and its criticism of the proposed legislation as "acting as a de facto unilateral declaration of secession by Quebec and grounds for other provinces to assert greater autonomy, all at the expense of the federation."" --- ![21762105 10155716599201182 3159024512531351733 N](https://goldwaterdroit.com/_vercel/image?url=%2F_content-assets%2Fmedia%2F2021%2F2021-09-09-alison-hanes-alarm-bells-over-consequences-of-bill-96-falling-on-deaf-ears%2Fimages%2F21762105_10155716599201182_3159024512531351733_n.png&w=1536&q=80) [News & Insights](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights) # Alison Hanes: Alarm bells over consequences of Bill 96 falling on deaf ears ![21762105 10155716599201182 3159024512531351733 N](https://goldwaterdroit.com/_vercel/image?url=%2F_content-assets%2Fmedia%2F2021%2F2021-09-09-alison-hanes-alarm-bells-over-consequences-of-bill-96-falling-on-deaf-ears%2Fimages%2F21762105_10155716599201182_3159024512531351733_n.png&w=640&q=75)**Montreal Gazette** 9 September 2021 1 min read [Media](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights?category=media) [Montreal Gazette](https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/hanes-alarm-bells-over-consequences-of-bill-96-falling-on-deaf-ears) In her column on the Quebec Community Groups Network's public hearings on Bill 96, Alison Hanes highlights Me Goldwater's presentation and its criticism of the proposed legislation as "acting as a de facto unilateral declaration of secession by Quebec and grounds for other provinces to assert greater autonomy, all at the expense of the federation." [**Previous Post**English-language rights organization to host hearings on Quebec's proposed French-language charter](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2021/englishlanguage-rights-organization-to-host-hearings-on-quebecs-proposed-frenchlanguage-charter) [**Next Post **Listen to Anne-France Goldwater's presentation at the QCGN public hearings on Bill 96](https://goldwaterdroit.com/en/news-insights/2021/annefrance-goldwater-presents-at-qcgn-public-hearings-on-bill-96)