Dawson students target Bill 96

Source: https://epaper.montrealgazette.com/article/281500756596565

A petition launched by the Dawson College student union demanding that the Quebec government exempt all Indigenous students from the provisions of its language law has already gathered more than
1,100 signatures.
The petition states that the Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Language of Québec, known as Bill 96, "requires Indigenous students with little or no knowledge of French to take additional
French courses beyond their abilities, thereby compromising their chances of academic success" and acts as a "deterrent for Indigenous students in their pursuit of post-secondary education."

Last spring, Indigenous students from several English CEGEPS made public a video of testimonials about how the new law would impact them and their communities.
Leilah Doyle, vice-president for external affairs of the Dawson Student Union, said those testimonials inspired the DSU to launch the petition in support of the Indigenous students' struggles.
"After seeing this, we decided it was time to do something a bit bigger and gather voices, signatures, and people to make the change," Doyle said at Dawson's downtown campus Monday.