TABLE
OF CONTENTS
I.THE ABC'S OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
- PRINCIPLES-PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST
- HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHY: PAST EXPERIENCE / PRESENT REALITY
- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
- LANGUAGE IN PERSPECTIVE
- Myth 1-Bilingualism means all Canadians have to speak both English and French
- Myth 2-Bilingual services cost billions and billions of dollars each year
- Myth 3-You have to be bilingual to work for the federal government
- Myth 4-Bilingualism means all services are bilingual coast to coast
- Myth 5-Bilingualism is imposed on the provinces and territories
- Myth 6-Bilingualism is a failure; Canadians don't want it!
IV.OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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