Quebec Liberals want to restore language choice in CEGEPs
The party says adults should keep the right to choose English CEGEPs and will unveil a French plan before June 21.
- At its council in Sherbrooke on Saturday, the Quebec Liberal Party announced plans to lift caps on English-language CEGEPs, aiming to restore freedom of choice in higher education for students across the province.
- Bill 96 currently limits enrollment for Francophones and allophones in English-language CEGEPs, a restriction PLQ members describe as coercive and contrary to fundamental educational rights.
- PLQ MNAs Jennifer Maccarone and Désirée McGraw endorsed the shift, with Maccarone stating the anglophone community remains committed to protecting French while advocating for "positive, inclusive" policies over the CAQ's restrictive approach.
- On Friday, party leader Charles Milliard stated his upcoming language policy, set for release by June 21, will be "better" than eight years of Coalition Avenir Québec governance at protecting French.
- PLQ National Policy Commission chair André Pratte confirmed the party's strategy ahead of the fall election, aiming to balance educational freedom with respect for diverse community rights across Quebec.
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Quebec Liberals want to restore language choice in CEGEPs
While Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) leader Charles Milliard’s plan for French language education is still pending, some PLQ members have spoken out in favor of restoring freedom of choice in CEGEPs. Bill 96, which strengthens the Charter of the French Language, limits enrollment of Francophones and allophones in English-language CEGEPs. It also requires all students […]
Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de QuebecThe Liberals want to bring back the free choice and allow Francophones and allophones to attend English-speaking cegeps again.
Milliard promises a ‘better’ plan than the CAQ to protect French in Quebec
Saying he shares the French Language Commissioner’s concerns about the decline of French, Liberal leader Charles Milliard said that his plan for French will be “better” than that of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
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