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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
I would agree with this. No thinking person denies the necessity of bilingualism in a province like NB where there is a sizeable (30%) minority of primarily French speakers. This goes without question, but, the application of this policy can be up for debate. I think the requirements for bilingual personnel are different in Fredericton or Moncton than it is in Deer Island or Caraquet. As such, bilingual requirements should be applied thoughtfully, and on a regional or community basis, not on a ham-fisted approached requiring 100% compliance no matter where you live in the province. Regional or community based bilingualism is more humane, more flexible and more appropriate.
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Far too logical a point of view to ever be implemented. SANB would scream bloody murder and run to the courts. The use of French is declining in NB and they are (understandably I guess from their POV) fighting it every possible way.
In certain areas full bilingualism or lack there of raises constitutional issues so that's a whole other problem.
In some ways I wonder if we all wouldn't be better off if the Anglo and French populations had just gradually merged and melded together after 1763 the way the Normans and Saxons did in the centuries following 1066.