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NB opposition takes aim at early immersion program
Posted: January 12, 2017
http://globalnews.ca/video/3175413/n-b-opposition-takes-aim-at-early-french-immersion-program New French immersion enrollment numbers decline sharply
Posted: January 11, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/telegraph-journal/story/49867349/new-french-immersion-enrolment Justin Trudeau apologizes over French school comment – REPRINT
Posted: January 7, 2017
Justin Trudeau has stepped into his first political minefield as a Liberal candidate, issuing an apology Monday for calling into question New Brunswick's separate French-language school system, one of his father's enduring legacies. Mr. Trudeau made his verbal faux-pas last Friday when he told a group of New-Brunswick professors that a single, bilingual education system […more]Francophones see threat to future of French in Canada, survey finds
Posted: January 6, 2017
Nearly three-quarters of francophones believe the future of their language in Canada is threatened. But just one-third of anglophones agree. That’s a key finding of a major national survey on perceptions of Canada’s two official languages commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage. According to the survey report, dated Nov. 3, 80 per cent of Canadians or more believe […more]Parti Quebecois launches alternative campaign to Canada 150
Posted: January 6, 2017
Vowing to bring “a little spice” to Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations, the leader of the Parti Quebecois launched an alternative campaign Friday to counter what he called the propaganda of the official events. Jean-Francois Lisee said the “Other 150” campaign isn’t designed to derail Ottawa’s party, but will “put holes” in the official narrative and […more]Personality of the year 2016: Katherine d’Entremont (Translated by Google)
Posted: December 31, 2016
Editor's note: In front of a government that did not hesitate to criticize it unfairly in the public square before finding after the late an infatuation for the bilingualism that still has to be proved and in front of members of the official opposition who went Until its removal and the abolition of its position, […more]The Other Side of the Coin – Commentary by Sharon Buchanan – President of ARA
Posted: December 30, 2016
The Other Side of the Coin ... A different perspective on bilingualism and language tensions Not in many years, and I would daresay never in my lifetime, has language been such a contentious issue in New Brunswick. I should know - I'm one of the leaders driving this bus. As the President of the Anglophones […more]ME COMPANY Education in NB: Equal envelope includes $ 19.3 million over two years (Translated by Google)
Posted: December 23, 2016
EXCLUSIVE - The egalitarian envelope provided by the Government of New Brunswick to catch up with the financing of francophone education system includes $ 19.3 million between 2016 and 2018. A study conducted in 2013 by Pierre-Marchel Desjardins, an economist and professor at the Université de Moncton, assessed the funds needed to ensure the equality […more]N.B. parents grapple with prospect of early French immersion
Posted: December 20, 2016
Monday marked the final day for New Brunswick parents to decide whether they want their children in French immersion in Grade 1. It's been a polarizing discussion since Premier Brian Gallant revealed French immersion would return to the first grade earlier in the fall. Mother of four Connie Wheaton has two of her children in […more]Justin Trudeau admits bilingual comments were ‘cheeky’
Posted: December 20, 2016
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits he may have been a little “cheeky” when he made a comment last week on bilingualism. When questioned by a Radio-Canada journalist if he supported the idea of Ottawa being designated a bilingual city, Trudeau asked whether the western Quebec town of Gatineau was ready to do the […more]Nova Scotia and Quebec sign agreement on promoting the French language
Posted: December 20, 2016
The governments of Quebec and Nova Scotia have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at preserving Canada’s French-speaking communities. This agreement is the first of its kind for the two provinces. It commits Nova Scotia and Quebec to increase funding for projects aimed at ensuring the vitality of the French language. The two provinces have also […more]Quebec Teachers on list to fill void in NB Classrooms – Higgs (Paid Subscription)
Posted: December 17, 2016
New Brunswick teachers should not be sitting at home while Quebec teachers are called to fill in at NB classrooms, says leader of the Opposition. Blaine Higgs says there's a shortage that needs to be addressed before even more french immersion teachers are needed next fall when the program is reinstated at grade 1. He […more]
NB opposition takes aim at early immersion program
Posted: January 12, 2017
http://globalnews.ca/video/3175413/n-b-opposition-takes-aim-at-early-french-immersion-programNew French immersion enrollment numbers decline sharply
Posted: January 11, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/telegraph-journal/story/49867349/new-french-immersion-enrolmentJustin Trudeau apologizes over French school comment – REPRINT
Posted: January 7, 2017
Justin Trudeau has stepped into his first political minefield as a Liberal candidate, issuing an apology Monday for calling into question New Brunswick's separate French-language school system, one of his father's enduring legacies. Mr. Trudeau made his verbal faux-pas last Friday when he told a group of New-Brunswick professors that a single, bilingual education system […more]Francophones see threat to future of French in Canada, survey finds
Posted: January 6, 2017
Nearly three-quarters of francophones believe the future of their language in Canada is threatened. But just one-third of anglophones agree. That’s a key finding of a major national survey on perceptions of Canada’s two official languages commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage. According to the survey report, dated Nov. 3, 80 per cent of Canadians or more believe […more]Parti Quebecois launches alternative campaign to Canada 150
Posted: January 6, 2017
Vowing to bring “a little spice” to Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations, the leader of the Parti Quebecois launched an alternative campaign Friday to counter what he called the propaganda of the official events. Jean-Francois Lisee said the “Other 150” campaign isn’t designed to derail Ottawa’s party, but will “put holes” in the official narrative and […more]Personality of the year 2016: Katherine d’Entremont (Translated by Google)
Posted: December 31, 2016
Editor's note: In front of a government that did not hesitate to criticize it unfairly in the public square before finding after the late an infatuation for the bilingualism that still has to be proved and in front of members of the official opposition who went Until its removal and the abolition of its position, […more]The Other Side of the Coin – Commentary by Sharon Buchanan – President of ARA
Posted: December 30, 2016
The Other Side of the Coin ... A different perspective on bilingualism and language tensions Not in many years, and I would daresay never in my lifetime, has language been such a contentious issue in New Brunswick. I should know - I'm one of the leaders driving this bus. As the President of the Anglophones […more]ME COMPANY Education in NB: Equal envelope includes $ 19.3 million over two years (Translated by Google)
Posted: December 23, 2016
EXCLUSIVE - The egalitarian envelope provided by the Government of New Brunswick to catch up with the financing of francophone education system includes $ 19.3 million between 2016 and 2018. A study conducted in 2013 by Pierre-Marchel Desjardins, an economist and professor at the Université de Moncton, assessed the funds needed to ensure the equality […more]N.B. parents grapple with prospect of early French immersion
Posted: December 20, 2016
Monday marked the final day for New Brunswick parents to decide whether they want their children in French immersion in Grade 1. It's been a polarizing discussion since Premier Brian Gallant revealed French immersion would return to the first grade earlier in the fall. Mother of four Connie Wheaton has two of her children in […more]Justin Trudeau admits bilingual comments were ‘cheeky’
Posted: December 20, 2016
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits he may have been a little “cheeky” when he made a comment last week on bilingualism. When questioned by a Radio-Canada journalist if he supported the idea of Ottawa being designated a bilingual city, Trudeau asked whether the western Quebec town of Gatineau was ready to do the […more]Nova Scotia and Quebec sign agreement on promoting the French language
Posted: December 20, 2016
The governments of Quebec and Nova Scotia have signed a co-operation agreement aimed at preserving Canada’s French-speaking communities. This agreement is the first of its kind for the two provinces. It commits Nova Scotia and Quebec to increase funding for projects aimed at ensuring the vitality of the French language. The two provinces have also […more]Quebec Teachers on list to fill void in NB Classrooms – Higgs (Paid Subscription)
Posted: December 17, 2016
New Brunswick teachers should not be sitting at home while Quebec teachers are called to fill in at NB classrooms, says leader of the Opposition. Blaine Higgs says there's a shortage that needs to be addressed before even more french immersion teachers are needed next fall when the program is reinstated at grade 1. He […more]