The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province’s language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language book club.
Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, says the city told him today that he can hold his club meetings at the library after all.
The Père-Ambroise library had told DiRaddo that he could only host events in French, and city officials had said his English-language book discussions would only be permitted if he offered simultaneous French-language translation—a requirement he said was unrealistic….