SUDBURY — The Ontario government said Wednesday it is committed to French-language programs at Laurentian University and welcomes federal funding to help achieve that goal.
It also disputed claims from Mlanie Joly, federal Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, who said Tuesday the province didn’t respond to an offer to help.
“We have said from Day 1 that we are happy to work with the federal government to support French language and francophone education in Ontario,” said a statement from Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities.
“We have worked collaboratively together on the establishment of Universit de l’Ontario franais, one of two independent institutions governed for and by francophones that our gov…
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