Francophone teachers in British Columbia
This small but strong Francophone teachers’ union within the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation is determined to have its voice heard.
This small but strong Francophone teachers’ union within the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation is determined to have its voice heard.
Find out more about the ÉFM – a 47-year-old association that represents Francophone teachers in minority settings within The Manitoba Teachers’ Society.
Picking up on this issue’s theme of la Francophonie, President Heather Smith describes how the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) supports Francophone teachers in minority settings.
Director of Francophone Services Ronald Boudreau discusses the tools needed to encourage French language education in minority settings, in order to keep language learning alive across the country.
Given student enrolment cuts in faculties of education, Carol Jolin, President of the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), explains how these measures are jeopardizing the quality of French-language education in minority settings in Canada.
Who never experienced the situation, as an Anglophone or a Francophone, where French-speakers outnumbered English-speakers, but people spoke English nonetheless? Why does this happen?