Francophones accessing court services and proceedings in Sudbury will be better served in the future.
A new initiative announced Friday, March 29 will see the province, the Superior Court of Justice, and Ontario Court of Justice provide better services in the French language across the province.
Currently, there are 1.5 million people who speak French in Ontario.
This news comes just a day after the Francophone community in North Bay rallied outside of City Hall Thursday.
They were protesting against cuts made by the Ford government to French-language services.
Town crier Daniel Richer kicked off the proceedings as local Francophones ask the Doug Ford government to support Franco-Ontarians.
Carol Jolin is the president of L'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, an organization that says it’s uniting the voice of Francophones in the province.
"We want the French commissioner re-instated and be fully independent, and we want the financing for the French university to be brought back, so we can open up a French university in Toronto as soon as possible." said Jolin.
Amelie Daigle is a student that wanted to attend the French university in Toronto and she feels her future has been destroyed by the provincial government.
"I had plans going there. I graduate in two years and I was going to go there if it was open, but now, it's never going to happen." said Daigle.
Rallygoers say the slashes compromise French education in the province and that they feel betrayed.
"They're taking away our rights and they're taking away our culture, and who we are and our language, and I think it's just unfair." said Marie-Pier McDonald, student.
Local MPP and Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli is lashing out at the Trudeau Liberals, placing the blame on them for the cuts.
Fedlie tells CTV News that the province will put pressure on the federal government to add more funding for French language services.
Nathalie Drolet is a member of a local advocacy group, Résistance Nipissing.
"They've said quite often that they are there for their base. We don't know who their base is and if the Francophones are part of it." said Drolet.
Jolin says the cancellation of Ontario’s French university is unacceptable because the federal government is willing to fund 50% of the project.
The proclamation is part of a province-wide tour that started on March 20th. Stops have included Ottawa, Barrie and Hamilton.The tour wraps up in Sudbury on March 30th.
