Language Matters: How Canadian Voluntary Associations Manage French and English - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774815043 ISBN 13: 9780774815048

Publisher: UBC Press, 2010

Synopsis

In the 1960s, a study for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission revealed that Canadian associations were often paralyzed by internal conflicts over language. Language Matters examines whether this remains the case.The contributors present case studies or life histories of diverse associations, from business organizations to groups concerned with social justice. They examine key turning points in the given association’s history and explore how its mandate, leadership, relationship to the federal and provincial governments, and shifting options in the political arena shaped its response to linguistic diversity. Language Matters provides a deeper understanding of the language dynamic in Canada and offers solutions to groups and governments trying to manage difference.

About this title

About the Author

David R. Cameron is the chair of and professor inpolitical science at the University of Toronto and a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada. Richard Simeon is a professorof political science and law at the University of Toronto and a Fellowof the Royal Society of Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774815043
• ISBN 13: 9780774815048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500
• Editor: Cameron David R., Simeon Richard