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Originally posted by OFKU0
Since Trudeau inflicted the Bilingualism Act in Canada in the late 60's, approximately 40 billion dollars has gone to appease Quebec. Funny thing about it is that attrition rates are rising every year because the French are choosing to speak English yet Ottawa continues to throw more money at them to shut them up.
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Give it a rest buddy.
Bilingualism is a fact of life in Canada. It's not going to change, it's not going to go away. It's bottom line is a good thing. Bilingualism has brought Canadians closer together as a country. (Though i am sure you don't think so.) The fact of the matter is that there are 11 million francophones in Canada so if bilingualism makes them feel a part of this country than that's the way it goes.
I firmly believe that if the policies of Trudeau had none come to be (motivated by Levesque) then Quebec would have separated a long time ago and Canada would be the worse for it. It's ironic that through Levesque's action steps were taken by the rest of Canada to prevent separation.
It's about equality, and equal rights and sometimes that costs money but the amount invested in such ideas is small in comparison to what it could cost you if you didn't invest.
It's called the big picture.