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| From | "rickbilous" <rickbilous@yahoo.ca> |
| Subject | Re: He Has Spoken |
| Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:15:30 -0000 |
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> That got me wondering what percentage it actually is that don't
speak French
> and here's what I found on Wikipedia. It looks like about 75 % of
Canadians
> speak English only but if you go outside the province of Quebec to
the other
> 9 provinces and 3 territories, 90 % of the population speaks only or
mainly
> English:
Okay, do you really think Wikipedia is a good source of information? A
site that you can add/delete whatever you want to? Terribly
unreliable, Jesus was born in 1942, according to them/it.
Honestly though, French is a mandatory subject in school in ALL
Canadian provinces, up to Grade 6. After that, it is an
option/elective. Some provinces it is mandatory up to Grade 8.
Regardless, anyone who grew up in Canada and is under 35 should have a
basic understanding of French. Every major city has a French TV
channel, and all of our packaging is bilingual. It seems rather
strange to me that Canadians don't seem to recognize that.
NP American Heartbreak - strong POWER POP if you like the Exies and
Robin Black
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