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Political Science General

Canadian Bilingual Districts

From Cornerstone to Tombstone

by (author) Daniel Bourgeois

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2006
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773531024
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773530454
    Publish Date
    Jun 2006
    List Price
    $110.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773575929
    Publish Date
    Jun 2006
    List Price
    $95.00

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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.

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