Introduction In this paper I will be trying to determine whether the Official Languages Act is an adequate reflection of the French/English relations in Canada. By examining what the purpose of the Act is and also by examining the relationship of French and English in Canada, I will try to conclude whether or not the Act has had a positive or negative effect on the country since it was passed. Therefore the purpose of …showed first 75 words of 1022 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1022 total…resolve by one act, although I feel that the OLA has been the most significant step towards a resolution, as it gives francophones the right to have there language present in parliament and government proceedings, and that it gave them the right to be served in there language. Biography § The English Fact, Sheila Mcleod Arnopoulos and Dominique Clift/ second edition McGill-Queens University Press 1984 § Official Languages Act as posted on the Canadian Department of Justice website