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Old 03-07-2014, 12:07 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by OffsideSpecialist View Post
I know a bunch of guys from Edmonton. All of them are francophones.

Also, many parts of Northern and Eastern Ontario are majority francophone and the capital of the country is officially bilingual. Not sure if that would have an impact on whether or not the federal government were to remain bilingual. I think it is a moot point as I seriously doubt Quebec will separate any time soon.
I think about 5% of the population of Ontario declares French as their first language, which is pretty significant (Bob Hartley being one of them!)
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