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 …
In this episode, the key players discuss their doubts about whether an immersion school was right for their children. When parents choose a school for their children nowadays, do they ask themselves the same kind of questions? Will it be the same for parents in the future? What are the current issues of the French-speaking community where you live?