00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.837964 CaOODSP 20221107151251 cr ||||||||||| 170608s2017 onc o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-bc Y9-27/2017E-PDF Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Official Languages. Horizon 2018 [electronic resource] : toward stronger support of French-language learning in British Columbia : report highlights. Toward stronger support of French-language learning in British Columbia : report highlights [Ottawa] : [Senate], [2017] [2] p. (un-numbered pages) Issued also in French under title: Horizon 2018 : vers un appui renforcé è l’apprentissage du français en Colombie-Britannique : faits saillants du rapport. Caption title. “B.C. parents with the right to have their children educated in French first-language under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms face a shortage of schools, or schools that are overcrowded and aged – leaving their children with the risk of losing their linguistic birthright. The Senate Committee on Official Languages, which has been studying the challenges of accessing French-language education in British Columbia, urges the federal government to seize this opportunity to live up to its obligations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Official Languages Act, and provide the support required"--p. [1]. gccst Francophonie gccst French language gccst French second language gccst Government policy Horizon 2018 (CaOODSP)9.837967 PDF 480 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/sen/Y9-27-2017-eng.pdf