Italian seniors protest against language verifications at Santa Cabrini Hospital

"What they're doing is pestering the staff to see if they’re working in French," says organizer Mario Napolitano. "Focus on health care, on hiring nurses, not on hiring language inspectors."

A group of protesters made up largely of Italian senior citizens gathered in front of the Santa Cabrini Hospital on Saturday to express fears they won't be served in the language they best understand because of strengthened French-language laws. Read More