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Diane Gauvin, Director General of Dawson College; John Halpin, Director General of John Abbott College and John McMahon, Director General of Vanier College have issued the following joint statement in response to the Quebec government’s tabling of Bill 96 “Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français” : +++ We, the Directors General of the English-language CEGEPs on the island of Montreal, welcome the Québec government’s initiative to protect and promote French as the common language of Quebec. We are proud of the role our institutions play in hi...

  MONTREAL -- Three CEGEPs in Montreal responded with concern to Quebec's new language law suggesting that it will cause students to flee the province to pursue higher education. In a joint statement from Dawson, John Abbott and Vanier Colleges, the institutions are asking for clarification and analysis of the law in particular looking at the application of the French exit exam for students and how enrolment caps will work. Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Quebec, proposes to freeze the number of students admitted to CEGEPS, including the three that ...

Carlisle United have spoken of their pride after being recognised by the EFL for the way they reached out to the community during the Covid-19…

RELEASE: New Polling Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Federal Aid for People in Need Date: March 10, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — A new poll from the Center for American Progress, in partnership with GBAO Strategies, shows that there is strong bipartisan support for policies that will help provide short-term relief for Americans navigating the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as long-term investments to strengthen the social safety net and many other poverty alleviation policies. Notably, two-thirds of voters believe it is more important for th...

Americans Want the Federal Government To Help People in Need New Polling Illustrates Voters’ Opinions on Economic Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic By John Halpin, Karl Agne, and Nisha Jain March 10, 2021, 6:00 am Getty/The Boston Globe/Suzanne Kreiter A woman walks with her daughter after picking up her breakfast and lunch in Revere, Massachusetts, on December 11, 2020. She is among many low-income parents in Massachusetts who have struggled to receive their promised free school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. 202.481.8145 The United States recently reached a grim milestone: 50...