Der Sprachkommissar von Quebec fordert eine obligatorische Integration von Einwanderern in das französische Leben
https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/quebec-language-commissioner-calls-for-mandatory-immigrant-integration-into-french-life
5 Kommentare
I think this is a good idea. It makes sense to help newcomers get involved in everyday French life instead of just focusing on classes.
> The commissioner said several European countries have already taken similar steps.
Plus, we can benchmark policies with europe
So is the government doing to force immigrants to go to hockey games or something? The implementation of this policy seems shaky at best to outright illegal at worst. And doesn’t Quebec already provide a whole host of language education services anyways?
Also, if the government has to mandate that „the common language is French“ then clearly the common language isn’t French. You don’t need to make law something which is obvious.
Immigrants who do not learn French end up with unfavorable economic outcomes like poverty and many other socio-economic problems, among others are drug use and crime.
**This is why a majority of English-Quebecers also speak French.**
When 80% of your customer base has french as a mother-tongue, speaking english only makes no sense and neither does speaking a foreign language + English and without French.
Living in Quebec means that one should be able to speak French… **Could you imagine someone living in Ontario or Alberta not being able to speak English?**
Now the logical thing to do for an immigrant in Quebec is to learn French first… Not learn English and then learn French; The guy is an immigrant hoping to employment opportunities, not a professional language student.
Fair enough. I’ve always been of the opinion that moving to a place without learning the language is completely disrespectful, and also just impractical for you. Two years of living somewhere is plenty of time to learn the language.
I do wonder though. Is this not already a requirement?
Makes sense. Honestly all of Canada should put more effort into learning and using French daily. We need to insulate our cultures from America.