The MOU says Ottawa’s contribution to the project “will not exceed 50 per cent of the total cost incurred by Ontario,” and that a joint working group will be established to figure out the funding details and timelines.The provincial Tories had cancelled the project in November as part of their effort to balance the books, sparking outrage and protests among Franco-Ontarians. The decision prompted then-Tory legislator Amanda Simard to leave the party caucus and sit as an independent.
But last week, Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced it had secured half of the funding for the estimated $126-million project, and it invited Ottawa to kick in the other half. The school is expected to be located in southwestern Ontario, and the province has said it will take eight years to be completed.
By signing the MOU, both governments say they are affirming their commitment to address the post-secondary education needs of Ontario’s more than 600,000 Francophones.
globepolitics Justin buying French voters! Disgusting!
globepolitics Ontario has 9 French language or bilingual schools offering university programs. We also $350 BILLION of debt and spend more on interest than universities and colleges. fordnation was right to scrap it and wrong to bring it back. onpoli
globepolitics I can’t be the only one okay with the rest of Canada paying for something that will benefit Ontarians. We get a federally-paid for University and fordnation saves on the bill. winning onpoli cdnpoli What other projects JustinTrudeau is willing to pay for if we cancel them?
globepolitics scraptrudeau TrudeauMustGo
paladine globepolitics But we all know it’s better to offer instruction in French at existing universities in key faculties where demand is high: i.e. education. This “segregation” doesn’t make sense... oh I forgot, it’s election time... never mind!
globepolitics I opposed this under Wynne but if Premier Ford thinks it’s good then I’m all for it. I trust his judgment
globepolitics Your headline sucks.
globepolitics Oh, Jesus. Now the federal government has to come in & clean up Doug's messes? 🙄
Hope2Casagem globepolitics So all Canadian citizen taxpayers have to step up cuz Ford is a horrid , disgraceful excuse of a leader . I don't mind ..one for all and all for one n all that .. But this is ridiculous ,fed gov't has had to do an end around time n again to ease pain of Ford's gut n cut ..
globepolitics So, it was 'Ford' who scrapped the project, but 'Ontario' that's funding it (passively, it appears, in response to Hero Justin). Never let it be said that the Globe hasn't earned its federal funding.
globepolitics Fake news headline. Ontario required federal funds because Wynne bankrupted the province.
globepolitics Ahhhh..... if you want to go to a French university. Then go to university in Quebec.
globepolitics liberal_party CanadianPM OntEd is a mess. Have you done anything about my complaint? Goal: Fire Fred the Liar. and fire all the idiots who don't fire him. Communication Problem: still NO ONE has contacted me. not from Ontario. not from Fed Gov.
globepolitics There are more Chinese language spoken in Ontario than French. This is not democracy, not good for the people of Ontario and waste tax money.
globepolitics Let me guess... ford for the feds to pony up even more money for this pet project.
globepolitics This is bribery Ford- Trudeau. What is in there for me?
globepolitics How about we reach a country wide bilingual agreement for Quebec..... make them put at very least bilingual signs for emergency/road closures. French is becoming Canada's third language anyway.....
globepolitics Yet another walk- back from Ford. He must be growing eyes in the back of his head.
globepolitics JustinTrudeau ... is ME MichelJMaillet1 name goony be in IT2, like ARC2IN2IT2... is IT goony be a CAT’Holic Privacy School or one 4 LickPUB? Me MichelJMaillet1 as me knows already has ME Michener Institute & ME kinda like Nuclear MeDICE! great 4 Bank. + IT MAKe ME Fly!
globepolitics So they are paying the full amount then
globepolitics How about an Italian, Indian, Chinese, or Russian speaking university too. I’m sure they want to preserve their heritage as well. Don’t the governments want to promote multiculturalism? Please be fair.
globepolitics I support French-speaking only university in downtown Toronto. This might be the cheapest way to waste money, because you will have enrolment of 10% of capacity. At least you are invested in good real estate. Tax $ preserved.
globepolitics Based on this headline the GM isn’t even trying anymore to appear unbiased.
globepolitics Buying votes
globepolitics Liberals trying to buy votes. Hopefully this will get scrapped after they lose.
globepolitics Why are my tax $$s, from BC, going to directly pay for an ON university. Trudeau should have told ford to spend ON $$ - he's doing a great job at that already.
globepolitics AndrewScheer can't be happy with Dougy about this!
globepolitics Scrap Ford.
globepolitics “The school is expected to be located in southwestern Ontario” So the francophones will need to move away from home to attend?
globepolitics Another waste of government monies on the Franco’s who don’t really care about higher education 🤔
globepolitics OMG Globe, journalistic suicide putting this crap on press...aren’t you aware that Cdn’s can read between the lines or are you on Suzuki bandwagon and tapping into 8 yr olds?!?
globepolitics Now we dance.
globepolitics Ford doing a great job at spending federal tax dollars instead of provincial.
globepolitics fordnation has understood he must vote for JustinTrudeau or make his promise come true. It would be Canada's last FPTP election. Conservatives would be history.
globepolitics Why is this needed? More need for a Mandarin language university!
globepolitics trudeaumustgo
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