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I believe NS should become a bilingual province, but not English/French. I think that in all of Canada french should still be taught for those who want to learn it, but the more logical second language is Spanish. In many cases it is the foreign language of choice in international trade and business, and it is the 4th most spoken language in the world (english is 2nd and French is 10th).
Cheryl
Cheryl
Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 1:05 PM |
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If we were to go by what is the second most commonly spoke language in Nova Scotia, we should all be learning Arabic. That being said, seeing as Canada is a bilingual country of English and French, to even suggest a province have a second official language other than English and French would be an insult to all French speaking people.
Vanessa
Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 10:59 PM |
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Nova Scotia is a primarily English province. Yes, Acadia is here and will not be leaving soon, as is Gaelic in Cape Breton. I do not see why french has to become so predominant when it is in the minority and English is the international language everywhere, even in Afghanistan.
kelly
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:31 PM |
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Even though Spanish is the 4th most spoken language in the world, the most common languages in Canada are English and French. In the run of the day for an average Canadian you are going to hear English and French, RARELY SPANISH. If you want to get technical, by your argument Cheryl, we should be speaking Mandarin as a second language because it is the most commonly spoken language in the world, and China being one of our largest trading partner, would be very useful in trade and doing business.
However, Nova Scotia should be bilingual in French and English. Canada is officially a bilingual country, and I regret not being able to speak both of our national languages fluently. There should be more services to allow Nova Scotians to speak French or learn French.
Martin
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 6:41 PM |
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I don't think that Nova Scotia should be officially bilingual. The only province that is officially bilingual is New Brunswick, and that's because they have a sizable Francophone minorty of 32.61%. Nova Scotia has a 3.62% Francophone minority, and although it is the second most widely spoken language in Nova Scotia, it is by no means enough of a minority to justify making the whole province bilingual. If local governments in regions with larger Francophone populations want to be bilingual, more power to em, but it doesn't make sense to make the whole province bilingual.
Some more food for thought: Quebec is not officially bilingual, but the Francophone majority there is smaller than the Nova Scotian Anglophone majority, and the Quebecois Anglophone minority is, at 7.9%, larger than Nova Scotia's Francophone minority.
Phil
Monday, September 22, 2008 at 9:02 AM |
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