It’s hard to argue with the spirit of Quebec’s latest language bill.

Culture and Communications Minister Mathieu Lacombe introduced legislation at the National Assembly Wednesday morning aimed at pushing digital platforms to offer more French content to Quebec consumers.

The wording is characteristically lofty. Bill 109 affirms the “cultural sovereignty” of Quebec. (Does everything have to become a sovereignty issue?) Its purpose is to increase the “discoverability” of French-language movies, series, music, books and podcasts on streaming services including Netflix, Prime, Disney , Apple and Spotify, and could involve quotas to that effect.

The bill follows a 65-page study commissioned by the Coalition Avenir Québec government, released in January, looking at how to counter the barrage of English North American culture in the province. The objective is to insert into the Quebec Charter of Human........

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