The struggle to bring French education to Ontario has persisted for the last 100 years, and last month, this ongoing effort was dealt yet another significant blow — Ford's Conservatives announced that the Université de Sudbury would not receive the provincial funding needed to solidify its future. To understand the moment in which we find ourselves, we must look back and learn from past struggles.
Slowly but surely, the Francophone community stood firm and in solidarity, pushing for progress in French education. It has taken a long time and a lot of effort, but we achieved quality French education as guaranteed by the Canadian constitution. For the last two years, l’Université de Sudbury has listened to the strong voice of the united Francophone population of Ontario's Mid-North and applied to the province to be recognized as the region’s French-language university.