>>I have noticed alot of the Canadian web sites listed here are bilingual? Could a kind Canadian answer a couple of questions for me.
>>What parts of Canada speak French and Why?
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>Canada is officially bi-lingual. English and French. If you speak one official language you must learn the other in school up to a certain grade (11?). Federal government works in both languages. Federal government services are required by law to be offered in both languages.
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>Quebec is French, with parts of New Brunswick and some small communities elsewhere. My guess is that the average Quebecer speaks better English and than the average English Canadian speaks French. Also the average English Canadian speaks French as well as the average American speaks Spanish, most likely.
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>Why does Quebec speak French? Both England and France colonized the northern part of North America (in the same way the Spanish and English did with the southern part). English speaking people managed to conquer the French (I forget exactly how and why). After many years of persecuting them, Canada was formed with he concept of allowing the two cultures an equal share in governing the country.

As far as I can tell, English is widely spoken, often with no French accent, by residents of Montreal and Quebec City, but hardly at all in the small towns, except for the Cree in the far North who seem to prefer English (or Cree) to French.

Spanish is studied a bit by many Americans but actually spoken by few who aren't Hispanic. I think that is somewhat true even in areas with large Hispanic populations.