July 17, 2024
Myths about privileged, unilingual anglophones persist, study finds
The recent study by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages challenges some of the persistent myths about Quebec’s English-speaking community and its relationship with the French language. The study indicates that a majority of Quebec Anglophones are bilingual, and that a vast majority believe it is important that youth across Canada be functionally bilingual. “I find it disappointing that this study hasn’t really been taken up by French-language media, as it’s the kind of thing that will go a long way towards repairing divisions,” says QCGN President Eva Ludvig. “We have more in common than we think we do.”