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2006-09-15 08:16:27 · 5 answers · asked by canadiancowboy422002 1 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

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Canada is not bilingual per se. Go out to places like Saskatoon or Ft. McMurray and see how much French there is. There are some pockets of Canada outside Quebec that are somewhat more francophone than in Quebec; Lac du Bonnet, MB, Portage la Prairie, MB, Vegreville, AB or St. Paul, AB. Conversely, unless you tell people that Kirkland, Beaconsfield, Wakefield or Buckingham are in Quebec, nobody would ever know how English those places are.
As for Quebec, it is bilingual in the larger cities and centres. Where you will likely encounter unilingual francophones is in the rural settings.

2006-09-15 09:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think you are talking about bilingualism as a legal status. Canada is bilingual as a nation. Everything having to do with the federal government is bilingual. That does not mean every province is bilingual. I believe there are still some anglophone rovinces that are not bilingual. Some because they don't think it is necessary. In the case of Quebec, the francophone majority feels threatened as a language on the continent, and they think they need to make laws to protect their language. It is a debatable point, but not inconsistent with being part of a country in which the Federal government is bilingual (and appropriately so).

2006-09-16 14:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0 0

Quebec is billingual, expect they limit how much English is used as a way to preserve their French culture and language.

Look up information on Bill 101 or Quebec Language Laws.

The Quebec provincial government uses Section 32 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to be able to restrict the use the English.

2006-09-16 11:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by marialuisa1976 2 · 0 0

Quebec is a province of Canada. As far as I know it is bilingual.

2006-09-15 15:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by justhoughtidcheck 2 · 0 0

Good question.I think is because Quebec doesn't consider themselves part of Canada

2006-09-15 15:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by RX 5 · 0 1

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