The Fictitious 'Right' to a Language of Instruction

Type of resource
Title
The Fictitious 'Right' to a Language of Instruction
Abstract
An editorial on the St. Leonard school crisis of the late 1960s. In 1968, the local school board in this Montreal suburb moved to limit the language of instruction in the coming school year to French. The action was primarily aimed at families of Italian origin who made up forty percent of the suburb and whose preference was to send their children to English language schools. Demonstrations and a riot broke out between parents who wanted the freedom of choice in choosing their children's language of education, and those who supported the school board in restricting access to English language instruction. The magazine editorial argued that since education is a state and not a private affair, the phasing out of English language education in St. Leonard should be viewed as being both legal and acceptable.
Publication
Canada Month
Volume
Vol. 9
Issue
no. 8
Pages
3-4
Date
1969
Language
en
Citation
“The Fictitious ‘Right’ to a Language of Instruction.” Canada Month Vol. 9, no. 8 (1969): 3–4.
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