WHAT THE PARTIES ARE PROMISING

The Quebec Liberal Party

■ pledges to maintain the Secretariat for Relations with Englishspeaking Quebecers it created in November in response to longstanding demands from Englishspeaking organizations for better representation.

In April, Kathleen Weil, the minister responsible for anglo relations, announced $25 million in funding over six years to promote community vitality, better access to health and social services, efforts to keep young graduates in Quebec and employability.

The Liberal government backed down on abolishing school boards in the face of opposition from the English-speaking community.

The Coalition Avenir Québec

■ would keep the anglophone secretariat. The CAQ proposes to abolish school boards despite opposition from anglophones.

The Parti Québécois would

■ keep the anglophone secretariat.

The PQ proposes a “cultural concordance” bill that would encourage non-francophones to integrate into Quebec’s Frenchspeaking culture.

It would pass Bill 202, a stricter language law that would force companies of 25 to 50 employees to function in French and force university students to pass a French proficiency test before graduation.

The PQ would require anglophone CÉGEP students to compete one term at a French CÉGEP outside Montreal.

Québec solidaire would keep

■ the anglophone secretariat.

The party recognizes the historic presence of the anglophone community, and would require both French- and English-speaking CÉGEP students to acquire a good knowledge of francophone culture.