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Peter, Karl – 1979
This paper proceeds from the hypothesis that the bilingual and multicultural policy of the Canadian government was: (1) an appeasement policy toward a revitalized Quebec and a containment policy regarding its claim to political power; and (2) a device to legitimize the continued dominance of the ruling English speaking elite at a time when its…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cultural Isolation, Cultural Pluralism