Regulation 17 was a regulation of the Ontario Ministry of Education, issued in July, 1912 by the Conservative government of premier Sir James P. Whitney. It forbade the use of French as a language of instruction after the first year of school, unless the pupil was unable to speak English because of "defective training", and banned the teaching of French after the fourth year of school.
French Canada reacted with outrage. Quebec journalist Henri Bourassa denounced the "Prussians of Ontario". It was strongly opposed by Franco-Ontarians, particularly in the national capital of Ottawa where the École Guigues was at the centre of the controversy. In 1915, the provincial government of Sir William Hearst replaced Ottawa's elected separate school board with a government-appointed commission. After years of litigation, the directive was never fully implemented.
The regulation was eventually repealed in 1927 by the government of George Howard Ferguson who, coming from Kemptville in Eastern Ontario, was an opponent of bilingualism. The Conservative government reluctantly recognized bilingual schools, but the directive worsened relations between Ontario and Quebec for many years and is still keenly remembered by the French-speaking minority of Ontario. A historical plaque in Ottawa commemorates the role of the École Guigues.
References
Full text in English and French Circular of Instructions for the School Year September to June 1912-1913 (http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/amnord/ontario_reglement17.htm)
Yvon Beaulne, Canadian diplomat, memories of the impact of Regulation 17 (http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ciw-cdm/Beaulne-en.asp)
Choquette, Robert. La foi, gardienne de la langue en Ontario 1900-1950. Montreal : Bellarmin, 1987.
It forbade the use of French as a language of instruction after the first year of school, unless the pupil was unable to speak English because of "defective training", and banned the teaching of French after the fourth year of school.
The regulation was eventually repealed in 1927 by the government of Howard Ferguson.
Regulation 2 defines the expressions used in the Regulations, in particular "new substance" means a substance which does not appear in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances ("EINECS") and the competent authority for Great Britain is the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Health and Safety Executive acting jointly.
By regulation 6, reduced notification requirements for new substances placed on the market in quantities of less than one tonne per year are imposed and, with certain specified exceptions, new substances are deemed to have been notified if placed on the market in quantities of less than 10 kg per year.
By regulation 10 the notifier of a new substance already notified by him is required to inform the competent authority of any changes to the particulars previously notified and of changes in the quantity of the substance placed on the market.
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