The Quebec government has distributed a COVID-19 self-care guide to every home in Quebec. The guide received in homes across the province, however, is only in French.

The pamphlet is available in English, but the government has no plans for mass distribution, arguing it would violate Quebec’s language policy.

In an op-ed published in the Montreal Gazette on Tuesday, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) president Geoffrey Chambers said the government is making a mistake by not sending out the English copy of the pamphlet.

QCGN says while it might be government policy to never use English, it is not the law. “In a letter to Premier François Legault and Health Minister McCann last week, the Quebec Community Groups Network reminded the

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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