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French-Canadians Victims Of 'Soft Ethnocide,' Report Finds

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.06.2013 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - The quest to make Quebec independence a key part of the public debate hit what one of its supporters calls a familiar roadblock Monday: low...

Is Multiculturalism Stifling Bilingualism?

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.22.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Have the two forces that have defined Canadian culture for the past 40 years — multiculturalism and bilingualism — turned on each other?T...

The Price Tag For Bilingualism

The Huffington Post Canada | Ilan Mester | Posted 01.16.2012 | Canada Politics

A new study has found the price tag for bilingualism in Canada is $2.4 billion per year. The report from the Fraser Institute claims the federal go...

En Français, S.V.P.!

Supriya Dwivedi | Posted 12.31.2011 | Canada Politics
Supriya Dwivedi

English-speaking Canada is often guilty of painting Quebec as a tantrum-throwing child. Now, I'm not one to deny that my province can be quite vocal and even unreasonable at times, but asking for important federal positions to be filled with bilingual candidates is not unreasonable.

Do as Quebecers Do: Read a Book

Jon Ossoff | Posted 11.06.2011 | Canada
Jon Ossoff

Two young women are unfolding a blanket, preparing to enjoy the warm afternoon rays. They reach into their bags, search a few moments, and pull out -- what? An iPod? iPad? iPhone? Laptop? No, to my surprise each reaches into her bag and pulls out a paperback book and begins to read.