paolastgeorges, Author at Canadian Parents for French - Alberta

Liberals’ proposed language reforms seek ‘equality’ of English and French in Canada

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T18:53:16-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News, Media|

“The Trudeau government is proposing a series of sweeping language reforms that will “intervene vigorously to counter and remedy” the decline of French in Canada.”

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Joly: Canada’s bilingualism is under pressure, and reform can’t wait

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T18:43:45-05:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News, Media|

“Too often, parents who want to enrol their kids in French immersion can only do so through a wait list or lottery system, due in large part to an insufficient number of French teachers in their community. And too often, our federal public servants don't feel comfortable using French either.”

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Ottawa relies on French immersion to strengthen bilingualism in Alberta

paolastgeorges2021-03-04T12:22:57-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

Michael Tryon, Executive Director, CPF Alberta shares his opinion about the modernization of the Official Languages Act, talking specifically about some of the French as a second language (FSL) challenges in Alberta. Available in French.

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Immigration and immersion: Two Promising Paths for the Francophonie

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T16:43:33-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

Nicole Thibault, Executive Director, CPF National talks about the importance of guaranteeing all Canadians access to FSL programs in the wake of the Government of Canada’s planned reforms to the Official Languages Act. Available in French.

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Facilitating the immigration of French-speaking teachers: “A step in the right direction”

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T16:37:17-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

Betty Gormley, Executive Director, CPF ON shares her thoughts about the proposed changes to the Official Languages Act. She agrees that the FSL teacher shortage makes it harder for young students to enroll in a FSL program. Available in French.

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Demand for French immersion rises amid shortage of qualified teachers

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T16:30:40-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

CPF Manitoba shares its opinion about teacher shortages and says provinces need to improve their recruitment efforts and come up with a pan-Canadian solution.

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Recap of the CPF Network Conference

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T16:22:21-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

The CPF Network Conference was a huge success! Our Executive Director shares the event’s highlights and reminds audiences of the work we do.

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Linguistic Insecurity: It Is Not Easy for Anglophones to Learn French

paolastgeorges2021-03-03T16:33:24-05:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

After releasing its Linguistic Security Advocacy Brief, CPF discusses how linguistic insecurity affects FSL students and what it is doing to address that problem. Available in French.

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Advocacy Report Tools Kits

paolastgeorges2022-09-15T09:49:22-04:00February 27th, 2021|Advocacy Templates - Toolkits|

How can you, as a parent or educator, make use of our French Second Language research findings to advocate for your child, student or community? Check out the tools we've developed, based on these reports, to support your advocacy efforts.

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Bradley Cooper

paolastgeorges2021-05-14T11:12:37-04:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

Bradley Cooper learned French while studying in Aix-en-Provence when he was in college. Don't believe it? Check out this interview he did with media in France to promote his film, The Hangover 2. In the interview he answers questions from French fans!

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Annamie Paul

paolastgeorges2021-05-17T08:53:18-04:00February 24th, 2021|For Youth, FSL Champion Stories|

Annamie Paul is the first Black Canadian and Jewish woman to be elected as a leader of a federal party in Canada. Growing up in Toronto, her mother was determined that she and her siblings would grow up bilingual. This French interview was done right after she was nominated as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada.

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Alex Trebek

paolastgeorges2021-02-24T19:04:06-05:00February 24th, 2021|For Parents, FSL Champion Stories|

The beloved late Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons. That’s over 7,500 episodes! People knew him as being intelligent, quick-witted and eloquent, but did you know he also spoke French? His mother’s last name was Lagacé and she was Franco-Ontarian. Alex credited his mom for adding “French-speaking” to his extensive resume and enduring legacy.

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