[lg policy] New Brunswick: Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside's language comments spark firestorm

[Harold Schiffman]

Brad Woodside defends language tweet amid criticism
Fredericton mayor questions cost of separate school bus systems for French
and English students

CBC News Posted: Jun 17, 2015 6:33 AM AT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2015 10:26
AM AT
Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside has stirred another language controversy on
Twitter by again questioning language rights.

Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside has stirred another language controversy on
Twitter by again questioning language rights. (CBC)
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Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside is once again defending contentious
statements that he's made on social media about language policy in New
Brunswick.

The Fredericton mayor caused the language controversy last Friday evening
with his only tweet of the day.

He questioned the cost of having separate school bus systems for anglophone
and francophone students in New Brunswick.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brad-woodside-defends-language-tweet-amid-criticism-1.3114080
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