QUEBEC — Forcing francophone students to attend junior college exclusively in French, as some Parti Quebecois members have proposed, is a non-starter for the Liberals, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Friday. Currently, francophones and immigrants cannot attend English public schools at the elementary or secondary level. The premier maintained it is beneficial for young Quebecers to be bilingual and said the majority of francophone parents want their children to know both English and French. PQ Leader Jean-Francois Lisee is also opposed to extending Bill 101 to colleges but said he’s open to strengthening the language law. Lisee said three-quarters of PQ riding executives have already supported the measure to exclude extending the language laws to junior colleges — known as CEGEPS in Quebec.

Source: National Post September 01, 2017 17:35 UTC