Bilingualism is a two-way street

While cynics say we’re not really bilingual, few countries can boast as many people who speak their fellow citizens’ mother tongue. And the future could be better if we don’t let that dream die.

Air Canada, a significant employer of anglophone Quebecers, recently announced it would submit to the Charter of the French Language, writes Andrew Caddell.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

April 26, 2023

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is one of those “only in Quebec” stories that has little resonance in the rest of Canada. In the Journal de Montreal, columnist (and former politician) Mario Dumont’s recent column screamed “Contempt for French: Air Canada must be punis...

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