The provincial government said its nine priorities include better monitoring of language trends, boosting the French cultural offering, and improving students' mastery of French.
Quebec is “going on the offensive” to protect and promote French , Minister Jean-François Roberge said Sunday as he presented a $603-million plan to counter what he described as the language’s decline.
“It’s important to mention that we are no longer defending the French language,” Roberge told a news conference in Montreal. “We’re going on the offensive, no, not against anyone, but to regain lost ground and reverse the decline of French.”Those include previously-announced commitments to raise tuition by 30 per cent for out-of-province Canadians and force universities to ensure most of those students are proficient in French when they graduate.
More than half the funding — $320 million — will be spent on programs to ensure temporary international workers speak and learn French.
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