No. I was the principal of École Provencher when the program was cancelled. The program changed over the years, and toward the end it was no longer a program for francophones. The initial idea was to provide francophones with the opportunity to learn some English. Some subjects, such as math and science, were taught in English, and the rest of the program was in French. In our view, the program had become a diluted version of the immersion program towards the end. Anglophones enrolled in the program to learn some French and some English. It went against our school division’s philosophy behind the immersion program. That’s when we decided to move from a 50-50 program at École Provencher to an immersion program.
On March 2nd, 2018. See this statement in context.