[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Zeej

I wasn't around to witness the passing of Bill 101 or its immediate impact on the anglo community but at its peak, the percentage of mother tongue anglophones in Quebec was 13% which maybe translates to something like 20-25% in Montreal. I'm not sure that's enough to warrant a policy of official bilingualism, even if for many it would be nice.

There is still resistance among older anglophones to really buy-in, despite having chosen to stay. On one hand, I kind of get it - they were accustomed to things that they no longer enjoy and that would make many people bitter. On the other hand... soyons honnête, and certainly as you mentioned, Bill 101 in some form was/is/will continue to be necessary..

Given the forces at play, the kind of bilingual Montreal that Anglo-Montrealers wanted probably wasn't something that could have been realistically achieved. It was an impossible dream.