Supporting the Vitality
of Canada's Minority
Language Communities.

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The International Observatory on Language Rights

The International Observatory on Language Rights aims, on the one hand, to promote the vitality of minority language communities in Canada by urging these communities to take part in the development of their rights and, on the other hand, to acquaint other countries with the Canadian experience by sharing with them how Canada has dealt with its official languages problems. Conversely, the Observatory hopes to help Canadians gain better insight into the linguistic situation in other countries, thereby providing an opportunity to learn from their experience, and offering different problem-solving avenues.
[1]        Le droit à l’éducation en français dans des écoles distinctes a été difficilement acquis au Nouveau-Brunswick, et la qualité de cette éducation est une préoccupation constante pour les parents qui souhaitent voir leurs enfants et leur communauté en profiter pleinement. Il en est de même pour les enseignants et enseignantes, et les autres responsables de la qualité de cette éducation, y compris les gestionnaires des écoles où elle est dispensée. Toute démarche pouvant mener à la fermeture d’une de ces écoles est particulièrement anxiogène pour les parents, et il ne faut pas s’étonner qu’elle provoque, à l’occasion, une levée de boucliers de leur part. C’est ce qui s’est produit en l’espèce. [1]       The right to education in French in separate schools was hard-won in New Brunswick, and the quality of this education is a constant concern for parents who want to see their children and their community fully benefit from it. The same goes for teachers and other individuals responsible for the quality of this education, including the administrators of the schools in which it is provided. Steps susceptible of leading to the closure of one of these schools generate considerable anxiety among parents, and it is no wonder that, on occasion, their response is resolute opposition. That is what happened in this case.

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