Article content
The senate standing committee on official languages has adopted a motion on post-secondary schools serving French-speaking communities in Canada. The motion aims to stabilize funding and secure a strong future for such institutions.
Moved by Franco-Ontarian Senator Lucie Moncion, the motion urged the federal government to work with its provincial and territorial counterparts to create an emergency assistance fund for post-secondary institutions that serve minority-language communities and whose survival is threatened by significant financial insecurity.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser.
Laurentian crisis inspires senate motion Back to video
Committee members said they adopted the motion on April 19 in large part because of the financial trouble institutions like Laurentian University are facing.