Fall 2009   Issue 5    
FRANÇAIS

The Official Languages Act is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009. On this occasion, we are publishing a special edition that includes 40 articles on various topics related to official languages.

 

Looking back

Since the adoption of the Official Languages Act, many events have changed our understanding of official languages. In this section, we look at the milestones of this journey.

Lester B. Pearson

A defining moment: The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

A new partnership between Anglophones and Francophones.  »

 




Bilingualism

Forty years in pictures

Exhibition showcasing the works of renowned Canadian cartoonists.  »

 

 

 

 

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Live, learn and create together

Cultural events, community organizations and a school network—so much vitality in our official language communities! These stories show just how dynamic our communities can be.

From the Frye Festival

Frye Festival: A linguistic pas de deux

A bilingual literary rendez-vous delights Monctonians every year.  »

 

 

Credit: Caroline Pelletier

Trois-Soleils in Nunavut  

A Francophone school with a program adapted for life in the Canadian North.  »

 

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Portraits

There are countless ways to leave one’s mark on Canada’s language landscape. This gallery features portraits of those who, each in their own way, continue to shape this landscape.

Credit: Michel Cloutier

Réjean Thomas, the Acadian doctor

A native Acadian, Dr. Thomas rediscovers his roots.  »

 

 

 

 

Credit: Llia Horsburgh

Stuart McLean pays tribute to official languages in Canada

The host of “Vinyl Café“ showcases the courage of those who were behind the adoption of the Act  »

 

 

 

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