>>>>>I guess I want to know why Canada has 2 official languages. I gather from what you are saying is because some Canadians don't want to give up their French Heritage.
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>>>>I think that because the French in North America were persecuted that it has made their culture very strong and made them proud of their culture. There are parallels in other countries.
>>>>- African Americans
>>>>- Jewish in Europe
>>>>- Basques in Spain
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>>>I am just curious as to why Canada has two official languages. I am not familiar with the Canadian culture. I couldn't image having to learn English and Spanish (Spanish being an unofficial language here in the U.S.) in school.
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>>The US has no official language.
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>Maybe Texas has no official language, but I believe the rest of the country is required to learn English.

There is no official language in the US. That is why there is a movement for a constitutional amendment to make English the official language. "Official language" means a language dictated by law, do not confuse common practice with legal requirement.