This is indeed a complex and challenging landscape and is not quite so black and white as this article presents. A deeper, more nuanced conversation in the media is needed. The article could have shared possible solutions to the challenges related to employing well-prepared FSL teachers and encouraging teacher mobility among provinces, supporting continued opportunities for professional learning to address teacher proficiency, and sharing initiatives already underway in certain jurisdictions. 

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