French University
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French-language university heads criticize tuition hike for non-Quebec studentsThe open letter published in La Presse also criticizes what it describes as characterizations of non-Quebec students as 'cash cows' and threats to the French language.CanadaOct 25, 2023
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Campaign aims to save French courses at University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-JeanThe University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean has been a home for French education for more than 100 years, but now, thanks to reduced funding by the Alberta government and a freeze on reserve funds, nearly half of its courses could be axed.EducationJun 9, 2020
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Ontario government proposes deal to build province’s 1st French-language universityThe Progressive Conservatives are now asking Ottawa to contribute the other half of the $126 million needed for the project, which they say will take eight years to complete.CanadaSep 5, 2019
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Ontario government won’t fund French-language university despite federal supportOntario will not reverse the cancellation of a proposed French-language university despite a federal commitment to extend funding for a team working on the project, the provincial government said Monday.CanadaJan 14, 2019
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Amanda Simard says government ‘backtracking’ on Francophone issues not enoughAmanda Simard, a rookie legislator who represents a largely Franco-Ontarian riding, backed what she called an "important" Opposition motion that aimed to revive the university project and the commissioner's office, saying the province's "partial backtracking" on the issue wasn't enough.CanadaNov 28, 2018
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Ontario government announces new French commissioner job amid outcry over cutsPremier Doug Ford says his government is creating the position of French-Language Services Commissioner within the provincial ombudsman's office, and seeking to turn the office of francophone affairs into a ministry.CanadaNov 23, 2018
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