Black spray paint obscured the French portion of the bilingual stop signs in Calgary's historic Mission district.

Kris Austin says the People's Alliance of New Brunswick is more interested in ending duality, what he calls the segregation of French and English speakers into two systems.

"We're just in the dark, we're really anxious, we don't know what's going to happen."

Education minister Dominic Cardy said program details have yet to be determined, but that it will be tested at a dozen volunteer schools over the 2020-2021 school year.

"Linguistic duality, and more importantly institutional duality, are of the utmost importance."

The transportation service for the Moncton area has requested that an advertisement from the Anglophone Rights Association of New Brunswick be pulled from its buses.

Robert Melanson said it's clear the New Brunswick government isn't interested in working in the best interests of Acadians and francophones. 

"The educational resources for students do not exist in French, so the Francophone population is disadvantaged."

The announcement comes after New Brunswick, the original host of the games, pulled the plug on the event amid the event's skyrocketing costs.

The arguments surrounded Ambulance New Brunswick's legal obligations to provide bilingual service while respecting the seniority rights of its employees.