Canadian Bilingual Districts
From Cornerstone to Tombstone
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2006
- Subjects
- General, Post-Confederation (1867-), General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773575929
- Publish Date
- Jun 2006
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
In the first systematic study of the subject, Daniel Bourgeois traces the complex path that led to the demise of the plan in 1976, following pressure from the Treasury Board Secretariat. Canadian Bilingual Districts also considers the Royal Commission's approach in the context of contemporary developments. Bourgeois argues for the reconsideration of this discarded "cornerstone" of federal language policy, providing a nuanced analysis of social identity, sociolinguistic policies, nationalism, and minority rights and services.
About the author
Daniel Bourgeois is executive director, Canadian Institute for Research on Public Policy and Public Administration.