Official Bilingualism in Canada a ‘Myth,’ Says New Poll

Official Bilingualism in Canada a ‘Myth,’ Says New Poll
People walk by bilingual signs for a commercial space for lease in the city of Westmount on the island of Montreal on Aug. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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A new poll reveals a stark divide between Quebec and the rest of Canada about whether the country should be bilingual.

In a Leger poll conducted for The Canadian Press, only 43 percent of respondents across Canada said they held a positive view of federal bilingualism—which was enshrined into law in 1969, making English and French Canada’s official languages. Eighteen percent of respondents held a negative view.