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

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:27:45-04:00March 3rd, 2021|FSL in the News|

“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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Ottawa relies on French immersion to strengthen bilingualism in Alberta

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

Michael Tryon, Executive Director, CPF Alberta shares his opinion about the modernization of the Official Languages Act, talking specifically about some of the French as a second language (FSL) challenges in Alberta. Available in French.

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Immigration and immersion: Two Promising Paths for the Francophonie

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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”

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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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Demand for French immersion rises amid shortage of qualified teachers

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

CPF Manitoba shares its opinion about teacher shortages and says provinces need to improve their recruitment efforts and come up with a pan-Canadian solution.

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B.C. parents voice concern over lack of French immersion distance learning options

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

Glyn Lewis, Executive Director CPF BC & YK expresses his concerns about how the pandemic has disrupted classrooms, leaving parents worried about how it will affect their children’s learning.

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Recap of the CPF Network Conference

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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

paolastgeorges2025-03-27T18:28:42-04:00March 3rd, 2021|CPF in the News|

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 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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Bradley Cooper

paolastgeorges2021-05-17T08:59:13-04:00February 24th, 2021|FSL Champion Stories|

Bradley Cooper learned French while studying in Aix-en-Provence when he was in college. Don't believe it? Check out this interview he did with media in France to promote his film, The Hangover 2. In the interview he answers questions from French fans!

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Alex Trebek

paolastgeorges2021-05-17T08:58:04-04:00February 24th, 2021|FSL Champion Stories|

The beloved late Alex Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons. That’s over 7,500 episodes! He was intelligent, quick-witted...and spoke French! His mother was Franco-Ontarian and Alex credited his mom for inspiring him to learn French. Check out this acceptance speech where he praises Franco-Canadian culture, in both our official languages.

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Serena Williams

paolastgeorges2021-05-17T08:56:43-04:00February 24th, 2021|FSL Champion Stories|

With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, Serena Williams is one of the most dominant tennis players of all time. She learned French as a teenager because she dreamed of winning the French Open and accepting her trophy in French...which she did in 2002. In this interview, she's back at Roland Garros speaking French with a reporter in Paris.

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