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Maroc Maroc - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 27/Jun 11:01

CHARBONNEAU – Latest poll on bilingualism is cause for worry

I HOPE IT’S JUST because Canadians are in a bad mood that fewer support bilingualism than in the past. In a recent poll by Leger, only half of Canadians (52%) think it is important that Canada remains an officially bilingual country, while 42% think it is not important. This contrasts with a poll conducted by Angus Reid in 2021 in which two thirds (67%) of respondents say they are proud that Canada is a bilingual country. You can put me in the column with those who say they are proud that Canada is a bilingual country. In my travels, I have found that Canada’s French factor was what distinguished me from Americans. Otherwise, Anglophone Canadians are pretty much the same as Americans. Sure, we like to distinguish ourselves by having universal health care but what really gives Canada a little pizzazz is our French language and culture. In both polls, the overall average doesn’t reflect the regional differences. In the Angus Reid poll of 2021, central and eastern Canadians gave the greatest support with Quebec at 84 per cent. Western Canadian gave less support with Alberta lowest in Canada (45 per cent) and B.C. highest in the west at 58 [...]

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