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While it is terrible that they will deport over 427 points when she needed 428, the article says she can retest for several hundred dollars. They claim that is too much to come up with, but are looking to put money together as they are forced to fly back.
This doesn't make sense to me.
Borrow a few hundred and do a rewrite to save your livelyhood.
She must be good enough at French, she did her masters degree in the French language.
there have been cases of literal french people from france failing the QC french test
Not cases. A single case, which was dealt with in less than a week, made the headline.
Oof
If she has a masters in French she shouldn't have failed at all, make me wonder how legit she is but your right, she should just be able to retest even if she has to come up with quick money.
French people from France regularly fail that test...
! What, is this another play by the qblock provincial gov to keep out "non french" by making the test bullshit hard just to make sure most foreigners fail?
CAQ actually, fucking joke of a party...
It costs more for a flight to Mexico than a retest. Something is off here.
Out of money for the retake, rent, or plane tickets back. Sounds like they're just totally out of money.
I'm not seeing anything insulting about the government's position. There's a language requirement. They knew that. It sounds like the first test taking may have been free, but on failed tests, the followups have fee. Where are they being treated like garbage?
That sounds similar to loan sharking. They are preying on vulnerable people
They are foreign nationals that are trying to gain status in Canada. It sounds like the first language test was provided at no cost to them.
What cost-free obligations do you believe a host nation has toward foreign nationals for living and working in that nation?
Maybe in the sense of the word Gabage "being thrown away / cast aside", rather than meaning of "purposeful harsh treatment from others"
If they are going to the media, they probably have a hidden motive to do so.
Wondering if there’s a minimum wait before retesting and that would put them beyond the time limit.
Or perhaps she’s previously tested failed the test and this was her best result.