and I thought I had strange problems

A blind francophone student in Canada has been barred from English immersion classes – because his guide dog only responds to commands in French.
Yvan Tessier, 39, from Quebec says it would be too confusing to retrain his black Labrador, Pavot, to respond to “stay” instead of “reste”.

But the University of New Brunswick insists English must be the only language spoken in its lessons.

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