The Legault government announces the formation of an interdepartmental “action group” on the French language, to find ways to curb the “decline” of the language in Quebec.
The Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, made the announcement Friday morning on the sidelines of the pre-sessional caucus of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) in Laval.
He was accompanied by his fellow ministers who will support him in this process, including Education Minister Bernard Drainville and Culture and Communications Minister Mathieu Lacombe.
The government judges that there is “urgency to act” to put an end to the decline of the French language and the group will have to propose an “ambitious plan” to remedy it.
This plan must be submitted in the fall of 2023.
Mr. Roberge, however, ruled out the possibility of extending Bill 101 to colleges, judging that this file is already closed.
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