S.O.S. Montfort

SOS Montfort
Date1997-2002
Participants
OutcomeSuccessful overturning of the government's decision to close Montfort Hospital

S.O.S. Montfort was a Franco-Ontarian movement that fought to save Montfort Hospital, the only primarily francophone hospital in Ontario, after the Mike Harris government announced it would be shutting down the hospital in 1997.[1][2] One of the largest mass movements in Franco-Ontarian history, the level of mobilisation it saw and the ultimate success of the campaign has been noted as a significant moment in the struggle for French-language rights in Ontario and in the wider Canada.[3][4] [5]

  1. ^ "Sauvons l'hôpital Montfort". 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Centre de recherche sur les francophonies canadiennes". Recherche et innovation. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ Crawford, Blair (2016-08-26). "SOS Montfort: The 'monumental victory' that helped protect language rights in Canada". Ottawa Citizen.
  4. ^ Pierroz, Sébastien (2017-03-22). "La crise de Montfort, une incontournable leçon pour les élus". ONFR.
  5. ^ Perron Roach, Danielle (2015). "Hôpital Montfort : Reflets de la francophonie en évolution". Reflets: Revue d'Intervention Sociale et Communautaire. 21 (2): 217. doi:10.7202/1035440ar.