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Quebec Government Faces Backlash Over English Language Restrictions in Education



Quebec's Education Ministry is set to refine guidelines on using languages other than French in public communications. This decision follows an incident where ministry officials, citing Quebec's language law, declined to present in English to parents of special needs children, leading to confusion and frustration among attendees. The presentation, organized for English-speaking parents, involved slides translated into English but was conducted in French, sparking allegations of discrimination and neglect of community needs. The ministry has recognized the need for clearer policies on language use in such contexts, promising revised directives to better accommodate linguistic diversity in official settings.






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