he was reacting to comments from mcgill principal deep saini, who a day earlier did not rule out moving some of the university’s operations to another province if quebec moves ahead with a plan to almost double tuition for students from other provinces.
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he said the english universities’ alternative offer , submitted to legault on nov. 6, is “an ambitious plan to be the government’s allies in the promotion and protection of french. our proposal set an ambitious and clear target: ensuring at least 40 per cent of non-francophone undergraduate students attain a level 6 proficiency in french.”
quebec’s english universities say the tuition hike will lead to a major drop in enrolment . mcgill and concordia say applications from other provinces have already dropped significantly. the two institutions say they stand to lose more than $150 million in revenue.
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mcgill already has a campus in outaouais , across the ottawa river from the national capital. since 2020, that satellite campus has offered medical education in french .
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