Sorry, I Don't Speak French: Confronting the Canadian Crisis That Won't Go Away

by Graham Fraser

Book Overview

As the threat of another Quebec referendum on independence looms, this book becomes important for every Canadian -- especially as language remains both a barrier and a bridge in our divided country Canada's language policy is the only connection between two largely unilingual societies -- English-speaking Canada and French-speaking Quebec. The country's success in staying together depends on making it work. How well is it working? Graham Fraser, an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771047665
• ISBN13: 9780771047664
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Douglas Gibson
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Fraser delivers.

Sorry, I Don't Speak French tackles this sensitive issue with enthusiasm and humour. Fraser uses anecdotes and interviews to describe through the lives of Canadians of past and present the way that this political and cultural struggle has played out. Statistics Canada and other Canadian government sources provide annual updates on assimilation, language use... but Fraser gives his readers an invitation to hear what those most closely involved are saying about where we are now.