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Nova Scotia must act to preserve French in the province, report says.
Monday, March 1st 2010
The report, prepared for the Office of Acadian Affairs, says the province must act now to promote development of its francophone minority ``since the community cannot afford many more delays.''The study found that while most Acadians and francophones remain optimistic about the future of French in the province, a ``strong majority'' of respondents preferred to use English in public settings.
In fact, the study found they rarely use government services offered to them in French unless they are prompted to do so.
The report offers six recommendations, including a suggestion to make all road signs and government forms bilingual.
As well, the study says the government should advertise when its services are offered in French by asking service providers to greet the public in both languages and wear special pins that indicate they are bilingual.
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