[Lgpolicy] In Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about Language and Identity

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Migration Policy Institute

In Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about
Language and Identity

Canada’s efforts to increase immigration are meeting a mixed response in
Quebec, where provincial identity has long been perceived as under
threat...For decades, public debates on immigration in the province have
been fuelled by the fear that newcomers would hasten the decline of French,
representing both a linguistic loss and a profound cultural shift.

Full text:
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-quebec-language
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