Québec: is the French Language in Decline?

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English - March 05, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB
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PUBLISHED: 05/03/2021

The tug of war over language is again pulling in two different directions in Canada. Who will win?

The Prime Minister has said he is concerned about the decline in the use of French in Quebec. While it may appear there are fewer French speaking people in Quebec, the same holds true for English. Anytime language becomes an issue in this country, the rhetoric ramps up. At issue this time, is the Province of Quebec wants Bill 101, to apply to federally regulated businesses in Quebec, which is a federal jurisdiction.

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GUESTS:

Christian Bourque - Executive Vice President Leger 360 - https://leger360.com/profiles/christian-bourque-2/

Twitter: @BourqueC

Jean Johnson - President at Fédération des Communautés Francophones et Acadienne du Canada - https://fcfa.ca/notre-equipe/

Twitter: @Jean_H_Johnson

Kevin Sharr - Vice-President at Quebec Community Groups Network - https://qcgn.ca/2020-2021-bod/ -

Twitter: @QCGN

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REFERENCES:

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-unveils-plan-to-modernize-official-languages-act-825216021.html

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/trudeau-concerned-about-french-in-quebec-signals-he-may-be-open-to-language-law-changes-1.5238502