paolastgeorges, Author at Canadian Parents for French - Quebec

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

paolastgeorges2022-11-21T16:35:40-05:00September 30th, 2022|Other Resources|

In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Canadian Parents for French is encouraging our members and their families to wear orange to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, and to honour their survivors, their families and communities. Please see our information sheet for ways we can all mark the day.

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Join CPF’s National Canadian Film Day Watch Party!

paolastgeorges2021-04-30T08:30:44-04:00April 14th, 2021|Uncategorized|

What do the classic "La guerre des tuques" (Snowtime) and the internationally acclaimed "Parvana" (The Breadwinner) have in common? You can watch these movies en français with your family during our watch party on April 21st. Best of all, it's FREE!

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‘An impossible choice’: Parents plead with TDSB to save French immersion classes at their school

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T16:49:47-04:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News, Media|

“Parents of French immersion students at one Toronto school are trying to persuade the school board to change its mind, after receiving an email telling them to put their children in the English-language program or switch to a different school.”

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Quebec Community Groups Network: It’s time to update the Official Languages Act

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T16:55:12-04:00March 3rd, 2021|Uncategorized|

“Bilingualism serves as a cornerstone of our nation. It is an essential element that provides a durable foundation. It must not and cannot be shunted aside. An updated Act is required to continue to promote our linguistic duality, properly adapted to the many changes experienced – not just by Canada as a whole but also by the English-speaking community of Quebec.”

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Quebec Community Groups Network: It’s time to update the Official Languages Act

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T16:53:48-04:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News, Media|

“Bilingualism serves as a cornerstone of our nation. It is an essential element that provides a durable foundation. It must not and cannot be shunted aside. An updated Act is required to continue to promote our linguistic duality, properly adapted to the many changes experienced – not just by Canada as a whole but also by the English-speaking community of Quebec.”

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Liberals’ proposed language reforms seek ‘equality’ of English and French in Canada

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T17:45:45-04:00March 3rd, 2021|For Educators and Researchers, FSL in the News, Media|

“The Trudeau government is proposing a series of sweeping language reforms that will “intervene vigorously to counter and remedy” the decline of French in Canada.”

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Joly: Canada’s bilingualism is under pressure, and reform can’t wait

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T17:48:36-04:00March 3rd, 2021|For Educators and Researchers, FSL in the News, Media|

“Too often, parents who want to enrol their kids in French immersion can only do so through a wait list or lottery system, due in large part to an insufficient number of French teachers in their community. And too often, our federal public servants don't feel comfortable using French either.”

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Immigration and Immersion: Two Promising Paths for the Francophonie

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T17:54:07-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News, Media|

Nicole Thibault, Executive Director, CPF National talks about the importance of guaranteeing all Canadians access to FSL programs in the wake of the Government of Canada’s planned reforms to the Official Languages Act. Available in French.

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Facilitating the immigration of French-speaking teachers: “A step in the right direction”

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T16:27:50-04:00March 3rd, 2021|Brochures and Pamphlets, Media|

Betty Gormley, Executive Director, CPF ON shares her thoughts about the proposed changes to the Official Languages Act. She agrees that the FSL teacher shortage makes it harder for young students to enroll in a FSL program. Available in French.

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Recap of the CPF Network Conference

paolastgeorges2021-09-29T12:39:02-04:00March 3rd, 2021|Brochures and Pamphlets, Media|

The CPF Network Conference was a huge success! Our Executive Director shares the event’s highlights and reminds audiences of the work we do.

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Linguistic Insecurity: It Is Not Easy for Anglophones to Learn French

paolastgeorges2021-09-28T16:35:35-04:00March 3rd, 2021|Brochures and Pamphlets, FSL in the News, Media|

After releasing its Linguistic Security Advocacy Brief, CPF discusses how linguistic insecurity affects FSL students and what it is doing to address that problem. Available in French.

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Advocacy Report Tools Kits

paolastgeorges2022-09-15T09:49:22-04:00February 27th, 2021|Advocacy Templates - Toolkits|

How can you, as a parent or educator, make use of our French Second Language research findings to advocate for your child, student or community? Check out the tools we've developed, based on these reports, to support your advocacy efforts.

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