Court of Canada ruled this was against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. After massive protests in support of the legislation, the Bourassa Government invoked section Thirty-three of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the notwithstanding clause), allowing the language laws to override the rights and freedoms charter for a period of five years, after which they would be reviewed. In 1993, the United Nations Human Rights Committee concluded in Ballantyne, Davidson, McIntyre v. Canada that it was outside of the Quebec government's jurisdiction to limit freedom of expression in a language of the person's choice. (See Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy.) Also in 1993, but not due to the UNHR ruling, Quebec reviewed the law and modified its language regulations to require that French be markedly predominant on exterior business signs, as suggested by the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the case of Ford v. Quebec. See also Académie française of France, arbiter of the French language in France Charter of the French Language Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General) (1988), (2 S.C.R. 90) Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy Linguistic prescription Pastagate Politics of Quebec History of Quebec French References External links Office québécois de la langue française OQLF webpage English content Bill 101 Background Quebec Statutes and Regulations Quebec French Language regulators Culture of Quebec Quebec government departments and agencies Organizations based in Montreal Quebec language policy 1961 establishments in Quebec Francophonie