Critics

The following is a partial (and growing) list of prominent individuals and groups who have publicly stated their criticism of the Lamrock plan:

• AIM Language Learning
• Association canadienne des professeurs d’immersion (download PDF)
• L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick (download PDF)
• Association francophone des Parents du NB (press release)
• Senator Norman Atkins
• Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (news story)
• Robert Bernier, Liberal Party Riding Association President in Kings-East (news story)
• Dr. Jimmy Bourque, director of the Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation
• The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (download PDF)
• Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities (press release)
• Canadian Parents for French
• Le Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CRDE) de la Faculté des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université de Moncton
• The Commissioner of Official Languages, Canada (download PDF)
• The Commissioner of Official Languages, NB (press release)
• Consortium of Universities Advising the Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers (download PDF of open letter)
• Dr. Hélène Deacon, language and literacy professor, Dalhousie University (news story)
• Joseph Dicks, co-author, with Sally Rehorick, Paula Kristmanson and Fiona Cogswell, of Quality Learning in French Second Language in N.B. (video)
• Berkeley Fleming, author of So you want your children to learn French? (news story)
• Janet Fotheringham, Liberal Party Riding Association President in Tantramar (news story)
• Dr. Fred Genesee, Professor and Researcher of Bilingualism, McGill University (news story)
• Yvon Godin, NDP Member of Parliament (news story)
• Drs. Diana Hamilton and Matthew Litvak, authors of Response to the Review of French Second Language Programs and Services in NB
• Dr. Rodrique Landry, director of the l’Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorités linguistiques (news story)
• Bernard Lord, head of Bilingualism Committee of Canada and former Premier (news story)
• Denis Losier, Former Liberal Cabinet Minister (news story)
• Dr. Geoff Martin, Professor of Political Science, Mount Allison University (news story)
• Rob Moir, NDP Candidate for Fundy Royal (letter)
• Rob Moore, Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal
• Joan Netten, Designer of Intensive French (video)
• Robert Pichette, Co-Author of the Official Languages Act (news story)
• Conrad Pitre, Liberal Party Riding Association President in Nigadoo-Chaleur (news story)
• Saint John Common Council (news story)
• Donald Savoie, Political Scientist and Liberal Party Strategist (news story)
• Second Language Research Institute of Canada (links)
• Senator Hugh Segal
• Société des Acadiens & Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick (press release)
• University of New Brunswick Fredericton Math and Statistics Department (news story)
• Paul Zed, Liberal M