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Could Spanish outpace French in clout in Canada?

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With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.
 
With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.

1.2% nationally, 1.5% in Quebec.
You running out of pots to stir?
 
1.2% nationally, 1.5% in Quebec.
You running out of pots to stir?

Not really, I just like seeing leftists being hoisted on their own petard. Quebeckers are such dedicated leftists, I would rather enjoy seeing Quebec turn Spanish. My wife really enjoyed being able to communicate with the workers at Carnival de Quebec and the Ice Hotel. Whomever hired all those Mexicans for Carnival de Quebec really enhanced our tourist experience since none of us speak any French. Viva El Carnival de Quebec! We are willing to pay extra if they hire a Mariachi band next year. Arriba! Andale!
 
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With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.

You should use Google to check demographics before coming up with such a position.
Then check immigration numbers.
Then perhaps ask before posting a failed position. It does save public embarrassment
Are you familiar with our Not Withstanding Clause?
 
With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.

In a word: no.
 
Not really, I just like seeing leftists being hoisted on their own petard. Quebeckers are such dedicated leftists, I would rather enjoy seeing Quebec turn Spanish. My wife really enjoyed being able to communicate with the workers at Carnival de Quebec and the Ice Hotel. Whomever hired all those Mexicans for Carnival de Quebec really enhanced our tourist experience since none of us speak any French. Viva El Carnival de Quebec! We are willing to pay extra if they hire a Mariachi band next year. Arriba! Andale!
None spoke English??
 
None spoke English??

I won't single out Quebec City, but on our drive from Maine to Labrador City, very few people spoke English. Besides, my wife's English isn't that good. English isn't necessary in Texas.

What is interesting is that my wife more or less blends in appearance-wise in Labrador.
 
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I won't single out Quebec City, but on our drive from Maine to Labrador City, very few people spoke English. Besides, my wife's English isn't that good. English isn't necessary in Texas.

Maine, not many English speakers? I have been thru Quebec a number of times, never an issue finding service in English.
 
Maine, not many English speakers? I have been thru Quebec a number of times, never an issue finding service in English.

But you don't have a Texas drawl.
 
With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.

Probably not.

That said, even if it were true, only the manic nationalist fringe Quebecers would care, and I'm just as keen on seeing them squirm as you despite being a very left aligned social democrat.
 
Maine, not many English speakers? I have been thru Quebec a number of times, never an issue finding service in English.

Try travelling QUE-138 and pick up QUE-389 at Baie-Comeau. There didn't seem to be much English available until crossing the border into Labrador City.
 
True enough. May go to Texas some day, will I need to hire an interpreter?

Nah. I worked with a guy from Texas for a few weeks. Good guy, good ironworker but I could have a nap waiting for him to get a sentence out. The way he said, "Damn", it had three syllables.
 
Not a chance, there is no Spanish schooling or really any Spanish speaking community here, the language will die within two generations of immigration most likely. French is becoming much more of a priority outside of Quebec and within Quebec they have begun abolishing English-only schools in favor of bilingual ones. I have never even met a Spanish speaker here in Canada who was not just visiting. There are substantially more speakers of Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, and Arabic.
 
I won't single out Quebec City, but on our drive from Maine to Labrador City, very few people spoke English. Besides, my wife's English isn't that good. English isn't necessary in Texas.

What is interesting is that my wife more or less blends in appearance-wise in Labrador.

Spanish; very doubtful. I would say Arabic has a better chance of becoming the countries 3rd official language - at least from where I sit.
 
Spanish; very doubtful. I would say Arabic has a better chance of becoming the countries 3rd official language - at least from where I sit.

It will be Chinese if anything, in BC it basically already is. They even had to make a law banning Chinese-only signs, all signs must also have English or French.
 
Yes. That, too. There is a bilingual sign at the gym I go to near Chinatown that says ´no spittin` in English, French and Chinese hahaha
 
With all these Latin American migrants coming to Canada and the low fertility rate in Quebec, could Spanish overtake French? How long might it take? What effect would that have? Will the Quebec be cast as bigoted by not softening their French-only measures to accommodate Spanish? It appears that in Alberta, there are nearly as many Spanish speakers as French speakers already.

Spanish no

The majority of immigrants to Canada are one of three ethnic groups

Fillipino, Chinese and Indian.

In Calgary, Alberta I rarely hear Spanish, or see someone who I would identify as being Mexican or latin American. I see far more east Africans, east Asians and east Indians. Many banks in Calgary advertise that they can communicate in many different languages
 
I won't single out Quebec City, but on our drive from Maine to Labrador City, very few people spoke English. Besides, my wife's English isn't that good. English isn't necessary in Texas.

What is interesting is that my wife more or less blends in appearance-wise in Labrador.

I think that would be from either Portuguese or natives

Maine, not many English speakers? I have been thru Quebec a number of times, never an issue finding service in English.

I thought the further away from Montreal and Quebec city the less English was spoken. I have never been there myself
 
I think that would be from either Portuguese or natives



I thought the further away from Montreal and Quebec city the less English was spoken. I have never been there myself

Correct on Montreal and Quebec bilingual rate
 
The OPs scenario is compeltely unrealistic
 
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