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Political Science Cultural Policy

Language Matters

How Canadian Voluntary Associations Manage French and English

edited by David R. Cameron & Richard Simeon

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
Cultural Policy, General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774858724
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774815048
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774815031
    Publish Date
    Mar 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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In the 1960s, a study for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission revealed that Canadian associations were often paralyzed by internal conflicts over language. Language Matters examines whether this remains the case.The contributors present case studies or life histories of diverse associations, from business organizations to groups concerned with social justice. They examine key turning points in the given association’s history and explore how its mandate, leadership, relationship to the federal and provincial governments, and shifting options in the political arena shaped its response to linguistic diversity. Language Matters provides a deeper understanding of the language dynamic in Canada and offers solutions to groups and governments trying to manage difference.

About the authors

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Richard Simeon is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

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