RÉCIF-SRIFS Canada-wide study on French immersion and Francophone minority student retention!
CPF Alberta's Executive Director, Michael Tryon's interviews concerning Student retention in Immersion and francophone schools.
Campus Saint-Jean is essential to the expansion of French in the West!
"According to Canadian Parents for French Alberta's ED, Michael Tryon, Campus Saint-Jean is essential to the expansion of French in Alberta and in the west of the country"
Campaign aims to save French courses at University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean
“The University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean has been a home for French education for more than 100 years, but now, thanks to reduced funding by the Alberta government and a freeze on reserve funds, nearly half of its courses could be axed.”
Quebec Community Groups Network: It’s time to update the Official Languages Act
“Bilingualism serves as a cornerstone of our nation. It is an essential element that provides a durable foundation. It must not and cannot be shunted aside. An updated Act is required to continue to promote our linguistic duality, properly adapted to the many changes experienced – not just by Canada as a whole but also by the English-speaking community of Quebec.”
Liberals’ proposed language reforms seek ‘equality’ of English and French in Canada
“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.”
Joly: Canada’s bilingualism is under pressure, and reform can’t wait
“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.”