Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says he would never force francophone students to attend CEGEP exclusively in French, as some Parti Québécois (PQ) members have proposed.
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He was responding Friday to a question about a proposal put forth by PQ members that would limit access to English colleges as a way of better protecting the French language.
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Couillard says his governing Liberals would never consider such a measure and invited the PQ to put an end to what he called its constant linguistic panic.
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Currently, francophones cannot attend English public schools at the elementary or secondary level.
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The premier maintains it is beneficial for young Quebecers to be bilingual and says the majority of francophone parents want their children to know both English and French.
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PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée said he is opposed to extending Bill 101 to colleges, but says he’s open to strengthening the language law.
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