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I have found that in order to get a gov't job you must speak both official languages so that you can serve people in the laguage of thier choosing. So far so good I say but, and this is the crux of the matter in my opinion, for the most part when you reach an agent of the gov't on the phone you are speaking to a francophone who speaks english(sorta) but would be far more comfortable adressing you in french. You will almost never reach an anglophone who speaks french(sorta). Don't get me wrong, I am all for cultural diversity and applaud our biligual status but I have found more emphasis is placed on anglophones learning french then the other way around.
If I travel through the northern and eastern most parts of New Brunswick I am more likely to be spoken to in french than in english and there is less chance the person who is waiting on me can speak english.
A final note--- In the francophone school here in Fredericton the students may not speak english> Not in the halls, not in the lunch room and especialy not in the classrooms. Something to think about eh?
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