>Provincial laws mandate that English text on storefront signs be half the size of French words and that employers reveal what percentage of their staff cannot work in French. New immigrants are given a six-month grace period before French becomes the only language in which they receive government services, such as taking a driver’s test.
>Now, students from outside Quebec who are enrolled at one of the province’s two main English-language public universities will have to pay higher tuition than their counterparts from Quebec.
I am sure this wouldn’t backfire and cause a brain drain out of Quebec, right guys?
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I love these one-sided articles in the USA press. Reminds me of JJ McCullough. “The number of people in the province who speak French is on the rise” lol, yes, that’s great. It’s the proportion of English vs French that matters for the long-term survival of a language. Also, using Quebec-wide stats masks the very real issue of Montreal (and Gatineau) becoming more anglicized through immigration.
They point out, without discussing, that a full third of our students go to English universities (we have about 10% native English speakers in the province). There clearly needs a rebalancing, and that’s what the government is doing.
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>Provincial laws mandate that English text on storefront signs be half the size of French words and that employers reveal what percentage of their staff cannot work in French. New immigrants are given a six-month grace period before French becomes the only language in which they receive government services, such as taking a driver’s test.
>Now, students from outside Quebec who are enrolled at one of the province’s two main English-language public universities will have to pay higher tuition than their counterparts from Quebec.
I am sure this wouldn’t backfire and cause a brain drain out of Quebec, right guys?
I love these one-sided articles in the USA press. Reminds me of JJ McCullough. “The number of people in the province who speak French is on the rise” lol, yes, that’s great. It’s the proportion of English vs French that matters for the long-term survival of a language. Also, using Quebec-wide stats masks the very real issue of Montreal (and Gatineau) becoming more anglicized through immigration.
They point out, without discussing, that a full third of our students go to English universities (we have about 10% native English speakers in the province). There clearly needs a rebalancing, and that’s what the government is doing.