André A. Morin stated French is a language that’s “very alive, that can proceed to develop; it would not fear me.”
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A Liberal candidate stated Sunday he isn’t frightened about the way forward for the French language in Quebec and Montreal, contradicting an announcement made by chief Dominique Anglade.
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André A. Morin, the Liberal candidate within the Acadie driving in northern Montreal, stated French is a language that’s “very alive, that can proceed to develop; it doesn’t fear me.”
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Regardless of knowledge from Statistics Canada displaying a decline, “French won’t ever disappear in Montreal, won’t ever disappear in Quebec,” he insisted. He stated French should be inspired, however there are already many measures in place to guard the language and it’s not vital so as to add any.
Sunday morning, throughout her first scrum with journalists within the election marketing campaign, Anglade cited her “worries” and “preoccupation” with the state of the French language, significantly in downtown Montreal.
“The query of French will at all times be basic,” she stated. “We’re two per cent of the francophones in North America. We’ll proceed to defend French. It’ll at all times be a problem.”
Morin later clarified on Twitter that the Liberals have 27 proposals to guard the French language and the present scenario requires “sustained consideration.”