If Japanese and Chinese became official languages, I would have absolutely no problem with it. In fact I hope they do at some point. Diversity is what makes this country great. I guess one way to go about it would be to teach English and Japanese / Chinese as mandatory languages in provinces were they are prevalent, while teaching English and French in the provinces were they would be most pertinent. Also, all schools should offer at least one other language, but unfortunately funding for education is another headache.
As for New Brunswick, what exactly makes them an "officially bilingual" province? Is it the native francophone / anglophone ratio? I mean, Canada is "officially bilingual". As splck said in the other thread, actual distribution differs.
What I meant by English and French being taught in schools is that they are both mandatory. Other languages are not, although I would be more than happy if they were. Understanding another language is key to understanding other cultures.
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