Book Launch & Panel Discussion on Bilingualism

Join "Canadian Parents for French" and #UBC Press for the launch of “So They Want Us to Learn French: Promoting and Opposing Bilingualism in English-Speaking Canada,” including a short talk and Q&A with author Matthew Hayday.
Wednesday, March 16th
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Petley-Jones Gallery
1554 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
While the book looks at communities across Canada, several sections consider how British Columbians responded to the bilingualism initiative. It chronicles the rapid spread of the wildly popular French immersion programs from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, and the challenge posed by anti-bilingualism activists around the province, with particularly heated battles in Kelowna and on the Sunshine Coast. For more details on the book click here.