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by rayiner 1438 days ago
Speaking a foreign language in a country isn’t a human right. Language is one of the things that defines a country!
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Last I checked, Montreal is in Canada and Canada has two official languages. It's my right
English is not a foreign language in Canada.

The rest of Canada goes to great lengths to provide bilingual support.

It's awful to see English being systematically demonized in Canada.

Quebec was part of France for more than 200 years before it was forcibly incorporated into British North America. Most French Canadians today are descendants of 800 French women who settled in Quebec from 1663-1673: https://www.cbc.ca/2017/canadathestoryofus/most-french-canad...

Yes, it’s part of Canada now. But maintaining its independent French identity was a fundamental part of the bargain of that union.