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Essay / Bilingualism in a Multicultural Framework - 1764
This understanding stems from many Canadians' understanding of the idea of "two nations" in the country being composed of two founding peoples, the English and the French, but this feeling of agreement ends here (Elliott 1). This reality has since expanded to encompass Aboriginal people under this idea of nation founders, amid an ever-increasing multicultural understanding of Canada. The historical foundations of the RCBB were triggered by a period of great change in Canada during the 1960s, particularly in terms of immigration policies. These changes would both modify and challenge old immigration requirements, which were based on geographic and racial exclusion (Haque 20). With the growing demand for labor in Canada, immigration laws needed to be changed to once again allow increased immigration. However, this does not mean that all elements of immigration dissimilarity have been eliminated” (Haque 20). Opposition to multiculturalism remains strong in Quebec, although they participate in programs that fund multiculturalism, their general stance often remains negative (Cardozo 170-171). This long-standing dislocation between the French and the English dates back to a time when Quebec sought equality while most major economic institutions were oriented toward an English-speaking way of life. It was not until the Quiet Revolution that the voices of Quebecers were heard. surface, because they demand equality and the mobilization of their linguistic rights (Haque 21). They were largely self-interested and this idea of selling multiculturalism was seen as an illusion, which painted Canada with a very uncomfortable image of immigration (Bissoondath 23). The absence of policies that accompanied multiculturalism...... middle of article ......lticulturalism is strongly supported in the dynamics of historic and modern Canada. This article has deconstructed the understanding advanced in the work of Eve Haque, in "The Bilingual Limits of Canadian Multiculturalism: The Politics of Language and Race", which argues that bilingualism sets limits to Canadian multiculturalism. While also deconstructing Foucault's assessment of genealogy, county history and the construction of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (RCBB), it reflects a bilingual binary necessary for a vibrant multicultural nation that is the Canada. The rich history sustained and developed within the framework of Canada's multicultural policy and its intertwined bilingual and bicultural realities today far exceed the realities of yesterday, although they are not forgotten and are used to shape the image of contemporary Canadian life..