English-speaking CEGEPs would be able to offer “right holders” to take three French DE courses instead of three French EN courses, as provided in Bill 96, the Legault government finally decided. The news, first reported by The Presswas confirmed on Tuesday night by the office of Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette.
The French language Charter reform bill, whose study committee has ended, stipulated until recently that all English-speaking CEGEP students must take three courses of their course in French and passed a consistent Miron language exam to obtain their diploma.
This obligation, initially not in the legislative document, was added at the request of Liberal MNA Hélène David, official opposition spokesman for the protection of the French language.
However, the Liberal Party changed its mind in the face of opposition from English-speaking CEGEPs, who felt that such a proposal would be detrimental to academic success, and requested that the change be changed to accept students from elementary school. and secondary English. schools (the “rights holders”).
This new measure suggested that these students could take three French lessons without taking a consistent test in that language. The amendment was rejected by other parties, but Simon Jolin-Barrette indicated he would consider it.
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A few weeks later, the minister decided and chose the “liberal compromise”.
Thus, a new amendment will be tabled in the Blue Room in the coming days, stating that the French lessons that “rights holders” have to take will take 45 hours and the results will count towards R Rating of students.
Our goal has always remained the same: to allow the French to regain its rightful place in Quebec and to give Quebecers, regardless of their native language, all the tools to thrive and fully participate in Quebec society.said the minister’s office on Tuesday night.
There are huge gaps in standard language proficiency in the Anglophone networkhe recalled in a written statement sent to Radio-Canada. The amendments we plan to record in the table address these shortcomings.
The three French courses that “rights holders” must take will be added to the two second language French courses that all English -speaking CEGEP students in Quebec must take, regardless of the network from which they come.
Thus, “rights holders” must take a total of five courses in the second language of French-a challenge for CEGEPs, who must include them in the course of students enrolled in the training before the university, which usually lasts only four sessions.
The adoption of a compromise solution in this case will come on the very day of the announcement of the six “founding principles” of the Parti canadien du Québec, a political formation emanating from the “Exploratory Committee on Political Options”, created right then . of the opposition movement to Bill 96.
Source: Radio-Canada
