C'est l'temps was a Franco-Ontarian civil disobedience movement in the mid-to-late-1970s over the lack of Ontario government services in French.[1][2] Over two dozen people were arrested, as activists monopolised police time on trivial traffic infractions, refused to pay fines, and sabotaged computer systems.[3][4]
The movement led to a significant increase in French-language service accessibility and the Ontario justice system becoming officially bilingual in 1984, followed by the French Language Services Act in 1986.[5]
- ^ Belluco, Joanne (September 23, 2019). "Nos Histroires, Notre Histoire – Épisode 2 : Le Mouvement "C'est L'Temps"". onfr.tfo.org (in French). Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "IDÉOmédia » Rebelles: C'est l'temps!" (in Canadian French). Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (July 18, 2017). "The issue of French services in Ontario – in the New York Times". Vie française dans la capitale (in French). Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Women on the Front Line of Language Rights in Ontario: A Chronicle of Three Events between 1916-1990". Voyageur Heritage. January 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "French Language Services Act (Ontario)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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