clarinews@clarinet.com (Marshall/CJAD/Standard Broadcast News) (02/03/90)
(MONTREAL) The minister of state Gerry Weiner and Quebec's Education Minister Claude Ryan have unveiled the new Canada-Quebec agreement on minority language education and second language instruction. The five-year agreement will cost 327-point-eight-Million-dollars. It will see the improvement of school facilities and new exchange programs. The program is aimed at compensating Quebec for expenses relating to Anglophone services. As part of the deal, an english community school will be built in St Lazare, at a cost of four-Million-dollars. A six-point-eight-Million-dollar expansion of Heritage College in Hull will also be undertaken. Weiner says the agreement will maintain a peaceful co-existence between Anglophones and Francophones. The minister adds the deal will support the English-speaking community of Quebec, and minority-language communities throughout the country. The two-governments will also provide training programs for French-speaking teachers outside Quebec.