FYI, Evan... French is still THE international language of diplomacy.

Cheers,

Jim N

>>...French emersion school. Apparently, these types of schools are pretty popular out west (can you vouch or confirm this Evan?).
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>French immersion is very popular. A few reasons (my opinions):
>- many English Canadians feel guilty that they do not speak French
>- French is seen by English speakers as exotic and cultured
>- French is seen by English speakers as an academic language
>- French is widely spoken across the planet (English and Spanish also share this)