The Fédération du personnel professionnel des collèges (FPPC-CSQ)—which represents professional staff at English-language cégeps—has issued a statement denouncing the implementation of Law 14 (Bill 96). FPPC-CSQ President Éric Cyr said that the changes have introduced more work for staff and created stress and confusion for staff and students alike. Cyr also called for an exemption for students who were already attending a cégep before the law was rolled out. Staff and students from English cégeps told CBC that the changes have added stress for students who are not fluent in French. CBC reports that the Government of Quebec responded to FPPC-CSQ’s statement with surprise and asserted that it had allocated resources to the English cégeps to help them navigate the changes.
