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L'École Guigues and Regulation 17

Exh Franco Reglement Xvii
Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa (C2), C2/82/7 Regulation 17, Ontario, Circular of Instructions no. 17, June 1912, p. [1]

L’École Guigues became the centre of minority-rights agitation in Ontario when, in 1912, the provincial government issued a directive, commonly called Regulation 17, restricting French-language education. Mounting protests forced the government to moderate its policy and, in 1927, bilingual schools were officially recognized.

YouTube video – “Le Règlement 17”, 1912 (in French).



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  • Exh Franco Ecole Guigues
    Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Ph2-143aStreet demonstration by students against Regulation XVII, Ottawa, February 1916 / [Le Droit, Ottawa]
  • Exh Franco Reglement Xvii
    Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa (C2), C2/82/7)Regulation 17, Ontario, Circular of Instructions no. 17, June 1912, p. [1]
  • Exh Franco Ecole Guigues 2
    Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario archive (C2), Ph2-142bStudents demonstrating against Regulation 17 in Ottawa's Lowertown, 1916/[Le Droit, Ottawa]