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Caricature from December 2, 1982

alt= "Translated from original French artwork. Title: French is an ethnic language, like Chinese - quoting Jack Bell, an official with the Ministry of Education Illustration: Bette Stephenson holding a box of cereal upside down, trying to read it, commenting that it’s true, it is Chinese!

Bette Stephenson, Ontario MLA and Minister of Education from 1975 to 1987 (Conservative). As part of the secondary school and mandatory credit reforms, a Ministry of Education official stated that French is an ethnic language, like Chinese.

Credit: Le Droit, December 2, 1982.