New numbers on language
It isn’t good news. For the first time, more than half of Quebecers can converse in English. Census numbers from 2021 say that 51.7% of us can sling the old langue de Shakespeare and that means some stinging opinion pieces will be coming in the Journal, and probably Le Devoir – in more academic language, followed by promises from the CAQ to do something about it.
The Journal is already on it; Joseph Facal already diagnoses Laval with galloping anglicization, an inevitably fatal disease.
Ephraim 19:24 on 2023-08-22 Permalink
Except that being unilingual means you will be poor… so for the sake of taxes, more people should be bilingual. Irony….
jeather 09:33 on 2023-08-23 Permalink
Unsurprising but definitely not going to help with xenophobia: 66,6% des immigrants au Québec peuvent soutenir une conversation en anglais contre 48,9 % des personnes nées ici
Bob 12:03 on 2023-08-23 Permalink
A much higher percentage of French people can speak English. French as in the people of France – 57%. Most of Europe is at about that level, and look at their cultures – all destroyed! Their economies – in ruins! Their peoples – wandering silently through the land, looking for their lost souls!
Michael 15:22 on 2023-08-23 Permalink
Progress. The day will come when 100% of households can speak english in Quebec.
Kate 19:07 on 2023-08-23 Permalink
Michael, you think you’re being a clever right-wing troll, but it’s tedious.