14 July 2019

Macpherson: The language of the schoolyard at Riverdale High

At Riverdale High School, the immigrant pupils seemed to be getting along well with the English-speaking ones. Maybe that was the problem.  

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/macpherson-the-language-of-the-schoolyard-at-riverdale-high?fbclid=IwAR3v1wl9uPXa3YigtHzzLCMDHx9UWvp-TcwmfDNBSCpd4GOU_WtSkmWprXo

Quebec’s official motto is “Je me souviens” — I remember. But sometimes, its political class forgets pretty quickly.

It’s been only two months since Premier François Legault complained to Doug Ford about Ontario’s cancellation of promised funding for a proposed French-language university.

But then, the closing of Riverdale High School in Montreal comes under Quebec’s unofficial motto: C’est pas pareil — It’s not the same ...

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