Issues Relating to French Speaking Population in Canada

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ISSUES RELATING TO FRENCH SPEAKING POPULATION IN CANADA
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Article Summaries:
According to a news report by (Toronto Sun, 2012), the present scenario regarding the
French speaking population in Quebec was questioned, analysed and evaluated.Several point
of views of various politicians were taken into account while preparing the article, which
suggested that the French language and culture of Quebec in Canada was being threatened
with the passage of time. The newspaper report suggested how the other French language
news organizations were spreading reports of how the language and culture of Quebec were
under a threat. Even though Quebec is a part of Canada, a major part of the population are
native French speakers for the reason the place being a French colony earlier in the era.The
news article by Toronto Sun relied upon opinions by various political people from the region
and tried to give it an unbiased approach.However, the way the newspaper claimed that
French language news organizations suggested threat to Quebec language and culture
nullifies the unbiased approach and suggests an attacking nature of journalism.
According to a news article by (Ottawa Citizen, 2016), nearly three-quarters of the
French speaking population believe that the future of French in Canada is threatened. The
newspaper backed their report with the results of a major national statistical survey targeted
to know the perceptions of the two official languages of Canada. The survey was
commissioned by the Department of Canadian Heritage.The reports of the survey suggested
that 80 percent of Canadians believe in the fact that learning both French and English
contributes to better understanding among Canadians and improves the chances of finding a
job.The French speaking population are more accepting in terms of viewing the linguistic
duality of Canada in a positive way with 84 percent agreeing that it is a source of cultural
enrichment for them (Sioufi, Rana and Bourhis, 2018, 136-159). A majority of French
speaking people believe that all graduates from high school should have a knowledge of

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English and French as it increases their chances of landing a job.Canada has two official
languages even though the population of the French-speaking people is less than that of the
English-speaking people.The key issue addressed in the statistical article is racism that is
faced by the French-speaking people in Quebec as results suggest that a minimal population
of the English-speaking people agree with the French-speaking people.
According to a journalistic report by (CBC, 2016), the province of Quebec has been
facing a shortage of skilled workers that is growing daily and also dealing with an aging
population growing rapidly. The province has been experiencing a decrease in birth rate since
six years, which was marked in 2015 at 1.6 children per woman.The aging population is also
raising the issue of a lack of skilled workers because a huge population of people are
expected to retire from work in between the years 2013 and 2022. The Immigration
Department of Quebec addressed this issue as a need to reassert the role of immigration and
its contribution to the province. The chief ambition of the measure as the article suggests is to
preserve not only the French language but also all the aspects of the culture of Quebec.
Article Discussion:
Thearticle by Toronto Sun stated that the French language in the province of Quebec
is under a threatfrom the government, which gives English more importance. According to
the article, some French language news organizations are reporting the issue in a way, which
the political opposition parties are taking into their stride. The political opposition are
suggesting to the people that the Quebec culture and language is under the threat of
demolition. This entire statement suggests the biased nature of the English newspapers
reporting the issue (Jurciket al., 2013, 662-678). However, the political parties in Quebec
especially Parti Quebecois, which is a separatist organization have relied on the language
issue alone to gain their poll numbers. Whether or not the issue persists, this party has taken