Fifty Years of Official Bilingualism

Name: Fifty Years of Official Bilingualism
Brand: Les Presses de l'UniversitÈ d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
SKU: 9780776638386
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ISBN: 978-0-776-63838-6

Challenges, Analyses and Testimonies

de Richard Clément (éditeur), Pierre Foucher (éditeur), Graham Fraser (contributions), Pierre Curzi (contributions), Stéphane Dion (contributions), François Boileau (contributions), Roger Turenne (contributions), Raymond-M. Hébert (contributions), Sherry Simon (contributions), Michelle Landry (contributions), Ingride Roy (contributions), Matthieu LeBlanc (contributions), Éric Forgues (contributions), Maurice Beaudin (contributions), Mark Power (contributions), Perri Ravon (contributions), Albert Nolette (contributions), Andy Anstett (contributions)

Maison d'édition : Les Presses de l'UniversitÈ d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press

août 2022

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Résumé

Fifty years ago, the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism published its final report. The result of innovative research and public consultations across the country, this report, replete with data and concepts, sets the stage for a comprehensive policy on official bilingualism, which would profoundly and indelibly change the face of Canada. The resolve to affirm the officially bilingual character of the country was met with the equally fervent determination to make French the common language of Quebecers.

This book provides a critical view of the content and the consequences of the report. It is the outcome of a series of conferences held across the country in 2013, which explored the impact of these two aspects. It combines analyses of the Commission's activities, its main players, and the specific content of certain volumes of the report.

The book is divided into three parts: the first outlines the progress accomplished since the publication of the report and contributors' views of the challenges which continue to create controversy; the second part provides analyses and studies of topics covered by the Commission, effectively demonstrating how far things have evolved; and the third features testimonials, including a fascinating conversation between the first Commissioner for Official Languages, Keith Spicer, and the Commissioner in office at the time of publication, Graham Fraser.

Auteur

Richard Clément (Edité par)

Richard Clément is a professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa. He is also the University Research Chair on Bilingualism and Society, and the founder and director of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. His research interests include bilingualism, language acquisition, identity changes and acculturation. Clément is especially interested in the role of inter-group language communication in psychological adjustment and social harmony. He has received numerous national and international awards for his work and is currently a fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. In 2008, he was elected a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal society of Canada.
Pierre Foucher (Edité par)

Pierre Foucher est professeur titulaire à la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa, tant du côté common law que droit civil. En 2015-2016, il a aussi dirigé le Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (CRCCF) de l’Université d’Ottawa. Son expertise porte sur les droits linguistiques des minorités francophones au Canada.
Sherry Simon (Contributions de)

Sherry Simon is a Professor of French at Concordia University. She was co-editor of the Quebec cultural magazine Spirale for ten years and directed the interdisciplinary doctorate in Humanities program at Concordia University from 1995 to 2000.
Éric Forgues (Contributions de)

Éric Forgues, PhD, est sociologue de formation. Depuis 2012, il est directeur général de l’Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorités linguistiques (ICRML). De 2003 à 2012, il y a été directeur adjoint et chercheur. Ses travaux portent notamment sur le développement des communautés en contexte minoritaire, plus particulièrement sous l’angle de la gouvernance, de l’organisation communautaire et de l’organisation des services destinés aux francophones.