The Origin And Development Of Canadian French Issue

England's and France's colonizing to Canada is the hotbed from which French issue produces. Canada was France's colony at first, coming into Britain hand after Seven Years'War. In 1774, the Quebec Bill planted the seed of French issue, and this bill acknowledged French existence and reasonable status. In 1791, the Canadian law" left behind the space for the French issue to develop further. In the very long time, Canada's French population occupied most. Along with English population increasing, French population felt their existing space was getting smaller and smaller. The struggle for the right of French continued.In 1867, Dominion of Canada established, and Quebec province where French occupied the most population was an important one extremely of the federation. In 1867, the British America Act stipulated that Canada was a bilingual country. After that, the bilingual question further developed.After World War II, the contradictory between the English Canadian and the French Canadian deepened, so French question became more obvious. The discussion about Bilingualism and biculturalism was necessary, which became the direct motive which led to Official Language Law. This language law explicitly stipulated that English and French were both Canada's official language, and all political documents, the national laws must use English and French. The federal government must utilize these two languages to carry on the work. The essential targets of this law were following below: Firstly, it guaranteed the equal standing of English and French in Canadian parliament, government, federation department and organization. Secondly, it was for Canada official language community's maintenance and development. Thirdly, it was for English and French's equality in Canadian society.With Official Language Law's appearing, it originally should receive the French Canadian's warm welcome. However, the Quebec French inhabitant requested more, special status and rights. Under this kind of aspect, the Canadian multiculturalism policy appeared. With the function of this policy, the federation strengthened promotion and popularization of French.After the multiculturalism policy appearing, some radical Quebec nationalists were still unsatisfactory to the French existing status and authority. They requested more, more independent right. The appearing of 101 Bill is the obvious illustration.In view of French question, the author believed that French Canadian's right to maintain and develop this ancestors' language culture is originally undisputable. What's more, it can receive other ethnic groups and the federation's supports, and it is reasonable. But striving for the rights can not surmount the basic constitution and legal frame. All Canadian communities, certainly including French Canadian, they all should realize: To strive for the language right was supposed in the scope of federation constitution and the legal, in the bilingual frame. English Canadian and French Canadian are the Canadian biggest language community, and they are also the mainstream of ethnic groups in Canada. Both sides should firstly realize their own responsibility and duty, realize their influences to the country and the society. English Canadian should give French Canadian and other ethnic groups more understanding, providing more opportunities for the non- mainstream ethnic groups to develop language culture. As French inhabitant, especially the Quebec French Canadian, should realize that Canadian federation was hard-won, treasuring the country well. We realize that Quebec, the French Canadian and French can find their appropriate position and develop only inside the federation. All language communities (certainly including French Canadian) should treasure the existence of the federation, care about and support the development of it, not do harm to it.