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Education General

Bilingual Today, United Tomorrow

Official Languages in Education and Canadian Federalism

by (author) Matthew Hayday

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2005
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773529601
    Publish Date
    Dec 2005
    List Price
    $125.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773577367
    Publish Date
    Dec 2005
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Hayday shows how the language programs and policies initiated by the Trudeau government supported French-Canadian and Acadian minority communities, enabling them to develop minority language education systems and laying the groundwork for the minority language education rights contained in section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He examines how the dynamics of Canadian federalism shaped the implementation and development of language policy in six Canadian provinces and shows how advocates of these programs - politicians, bureaucrats, parents, lobbyists, and teachers - worked to ensure their success. These dynamic programs not only guaranteed minority language education rights but dramatically increased access to French second language instruction, particularly through the innovative new sector of French immersion.

About the author

Matthew Hayday is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in history, Concordia University.

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