official languages the new brunswick perspective
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Michel A. CarrierCommissioner of Official Languages
for New Brunswick
Official Languages Act
Act Recognizing the Equality of the Two
Official Linguistic Communities
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Broader scope (cities, municipalities with 20% minority population, private organization acting for the government)
Active offer of services
Establishment of position of Commissioner
Review of Act after 10 years
82% of the population supports the concept of official languages
legislation
• 97% of Francophones• 75% of Anglophones
Source: Continuum Research
Northern New Brunswick 73% of Francophones identify with the
Francophone group only
Southeastern New Brunswick 52% of Francophones identify with the
Francophone group only
Rest of province 33% of Francophones identify with the
Francophone group only
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities
“If a majority Francophone community, within a
municipality, for example, allows its language
to be absent from commercial and public
signage, that means it is allowing English to be
the high language and French the low
language, allowing English to be the legitimate
language in public, and French, a private
language, used only for informal meetings and
with family and friends. ” [Translation]
Rodrigue Landry
Michel A. CarrierCommissioner of Official Languages
for New Brunswick
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