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1969–2004: 35 years of official languages
2004–2005: In the wake of the Action Plan for Official Languages
CHAPTER 1 - CANADA’S LINGUISTIC FRAMEWORK
1969–2004: The 35th anniversary of Canada’s Official Languages Act
The origins of duality
The years of awakening
The years of social action
The years of legal challenges
The years of re-evaluation
The years of revitalization
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2 - THE FACE OF CANADA
Ethnolinguistic composition of the population
Within the general population
Civil society
The private sectorPublic opinion about bilingualism
Active minoritiesGovernance of official language minorities
The Francophone minority
The Anglophone minorityDuality, diversity and the intermingling of cultures and ethnicities
Aboriginal peoples and duality
Multiculturalism
Immigration
Cultural diversity around the globe
Services to the public in both official languages
Community development and official language promotion
Bijuralism
The administration of justice
Public security
CHAPTER 4 - GROWING AND LEARNING
Progress in raising educational levels
The quest for educational rights
The educational challenges facing the Anglophone minority in Quebec
The educational challenges facing the Francophone minority
Target Francophone school population
Early childhood
An overall strategyale
Intergovernmental co-operation
CHAPTER 5 COMMUNICATING AND CREATING
Regulations that reflect the Canadian reality
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The broadcasting industry
Community media
CHAPTER 6 - HEALTH, WORK AND TRAVEL
Health Canada: listening closely
Community governance of health
SportEconomic profile of official language communities
Community governance in economic development
The economics of languageThere is French in the airair
Inertia at Air Canada
VIA Rail
Transportation issues
