Sorry Sylvain, but I have to disagree a little here (conflict??). . .

I don't think that it is language that is a *major* cause of conflict between Canadian Quebeckers and Canadians outside of Quebec. I think that you'll find that it is the other things that many Quebeckers (at least according to their elected officials) want and claim to need. The politicians use language to stoke the fire, but it is really the other stuff which really wrankles many non-Quebeckers.

The language hasn't "died" in almost 400 years and today it is stronger than ever before. Again, "protecting the culture" is a smokescreen for other desires. Funny that in my 30 years living in Quebec (spoke French before I spoke English, actually) my neighbours and my co-workers always got along real nicely. It was only the politicians, aided by the media, who stirred things up.

Cheers,

Jim N

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>The langage is a major cause of conflict between Quebecers and Canadians. Protecting our language is the top reason why many Quebecers want to separate from Canada.

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>I have noticed alot of the Canadian web sites listed here are bilingual? Could a kind Canadian answer a couple of questions for me.
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>>What parts of Canada speak French and Why?