CAQ condemned for closure of French-language classes [Video]

French Language Commissioner Benoît Dubreuil has condemned the Coalition Avenir Québec government for closing francization services in several school service centres (CSS).

In a rare written statement sent to the media, Dubreuil said he was “concerned about the short-term repercussions of service disruptions on students, particularly in regions where there are no providers other than the CSSs.”

He stressed “the importance of quickly replacing students whose courses have suddenly ended.”

The commissioner attributes the difficulties experienced in the CSSs in particular to Francisation Québec’s deployment issues. He believes that it is currently “very difficult” to adequately plan the deployment of francization services.

Francization Québec, the Education Ministry and the CSSs need to do a better job of planning their French-language course offerings in advance and properly forecast the resources needed to deliver these courses,” he said.

Dubreuil pointed out that “there is still an imbalance between the supply of francization …