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British north America act
Act saying that French or English could be used by anyone in political debates in parliament. Was not well enforced -
New Brunswick common schools act
Act aimed to get rid of church run schools (which were taught in French -
- New Brunswick common schools act amended
to allow joint secular/religious schooling because the residence were going crazy -
Manitoba official langue’s act
Made English the only language used in schools / laws / records. This was pretty much kept in play until 1979:( -
Alberta and Saskatchewan picked English as their official languag
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Nova scotia announces policy on French language
It is restricted to only grades 1-3 -
Laverne law
Québec required all public utilities to provide bilingual signs and communications -
Regulation 17
Made English the sole language of all schools in Ontario, highly limited the amount of French that was allowed to be taught -
Association comedienne – francaise de l’Alberta was created
Created to help combat the opression of the french lkanguage in alberta -
Regulation 17 Destroyed
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Nova scotia revised Language Policy
Allowed for further french teachings -
Bill 140 & 141
Public French schools in Ontario open up -
Referendum passed to end bilingual classes in Quebec
Did not last very long as offical languages act was the next year -
Official Languages Act
aims to give english and french equal rights -
Criminal Code Amended
Accused officially have right to be heard by a judge that speaks their first language -
Government employees right to work in language of choice
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"Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Dualitity"
Canadian Gonverment funds project to help promote bilingualism nationally
