The Quebec government announced Monday it will be investing $21.13 million in nine CEGEPs and colleges on the island of Montreal.
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About $9.88 million of the money will come from the federal government through the post-secondary institutions strategic investment fund and $11.24 will come from the provincial government as part of the Quebec infrastructure plan.
The institutions and other partners will provide $0.125 million.
This money will fund 14 projects at the CEGEP level, and be used for infrastructure, research, and innovation.
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“Our government will continue to invest time and money in our students’ success,” said Hélène David, Quebec Minister of Higher Education.
“Our commitment is clear: do everything possible to help our students and professors accomplish great things.”
This comes one day after the Parti Québécois (PQ) adopted a controversial motion to decrease funding to English CEGEPs at a party convention in Montreal.
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Party hardliners also pushed to extend Bill 101 to CEGEPs, barring francophones and allophones from enrolling if they did not do elementary and high school in English.
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During his speech Friday, PQ Leader Jean-François Lisée said he plans to force English CEGEP students to pass a French language exam in order to get their diplomas.
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He also wants to improve English classes in French CEGEPs to retain anglophone and allophone students already enrolled.
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The proposal will likely be part of the PQ’s platform going into the 2018 provincial election.
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