In 1982, when section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was adopted, the Canadian Constitution gave linguistic minorities the right to be educated in their own language. Yet, as francophone minorities outside Quebec soon came to realize, infrastructures needed for an education in French were lacking or totally nonexistent. Groups of parents decided to launch legal battles to force provincial governments to recognize and respect their rights. The three-part documentary series The Fight For Francophone Rights looks at six of these battles. Through interviews with the players involved, director Anne-Marie Rocher spotlights the issues that have pushed …
Certains témoignages révèlent un engagement hors du commun pour la francophonie : les avocats se consacrent aux diverses causes, les parents et les élèves sont prêts à bien des sacrifices au nom de l’éducation en français. Demandez à vos élèves quels sont les exemples d’un engagement remarquable dans votre milieu?