Francophone Population and Language Protection Debate

Families being large

To ensure equality between Francophones and Anglophones

By making English an official language, providing Anglophone schools and hospitals

<p>They were not treated the same way as Anglophones in Québec</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disagreements on transportation, taxes, language differences, and different beliefs and values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Difficulties in trading due to different currencies, rules, and measurements; concerns about defense against potential takeover by the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of troops, transportation, and unified defense strategies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anglophones lived mainly in 'Canada West,' and Francophones lived mainly in 'Canada East.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect his people’s language, religion, culture, and identity; provide new opportunities and jobs in the cities of Canada; and spread west into the lands first opened by Francophone explorers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were concerned about losing their language, culture, and identity by joining the English-speaking colonies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He promised that the French language would be protected by Confederation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of Canadiens was not growing very quickly.</p> Signup and view all the answers