Francophone Collective Rights

A person whose first language is French.

• Anglophone

• Englophone

• Francophone

• Quebecophone

What is the percentage of Canadians that claim French to be their mother tongue?

• 15%

• 20%

• 22%

• 58%

Section 16 and 20 of the Charter claim that Canada has two ______________ languages and either can be used when contacting the federal government.

• main

• official

• popular

• original

Which of these provinces is officially bilingual?

• Ontario

• Newfoundland

• New Brunswick

• Quebec

Groups of English/French minorities have a right to PUBLICLY FUNDED ________________ in Canada.

• hospitals

• government offices

• schools

• community centers

What does publicly funded mean?

• Public property which anyone can use

• Paid for by donations from citizens

• Paid for by taxes/government

• Paid for by specific public corporations

Where is the CLOSEST Francophone school to La Crete in Alberta?

• Legal

• Cochrane

• Peace River

• Cold Lake

The main reason for specific collective rights for Francophones is to ensure they are able to maintain their collective __________________.

• rights

• identities

• conscience

• groups

This word means, "to state as a fact or strongly assert."

• Affix

• Affirm

• Affect

• Affluence

What year was the Quebec Act put into action (the original document recognizing Francophone rights)?

• 1969

• 1982

• 1867

• 1774

• 1548