I'm surprised you don't know that English and French are both official languages of Canada and that for about a third of Canada's population French is their native tongue. Spanish on the other is not an official language of the US.
7.8 million are native French speakers. Which is roughly 20% of the population. So if we subtract the immigrant population we actually have around 27% native French speakers amongst native Canadians. According to the 2021 census at least.
I didn't know that (for sure). But my point was that you can't criticize the English-speakers' response to the Spanish song while defending the French-speakers here. Both seem a valid defense of the national (or regional) language.
Yes, you can. Again. French is an official language of Canada. Spoken by a sizable portion of the population and being the primary language of one of its second most populous region. Expecting the CEO of its national airline to be able to speak French on a basic level is not unreasonable.
On the other hand Spanish isn't an official language of the US and is primarily spoken by illegal and legal immigrants most of whom have immigrated within the last 50 years.
Are you reading my comment correctly? You're saying that the French speakers are more justified in this than the Spanish speakers are. I agree. That's why I said that you can't say critics of the latter are unjustified while critics of the former are justified.
I'm surprised you don't know that English and French are both official languages of Canada and that for about a third of Canada's population French is their native tongue. Spanish on the other is not an official language of the US.
1/5th, not 1/3rd. And only 18% of Canadians are fluent in both languages.
7.8 million are native French speakers. Which is roughly 20% of the population. So if we subtract the immigrant population we actually have around 27% native French speakers amongst native Canadians. According to the 2021 census at least.
I didn't know that (for sure). But my point was that you can't criticize the English-speakers' response to the Spanish song while defending the French-speakers here. Both seem a valid defense of the national (or regional) language.
Yes, you can. Again. French is an official language of Canada. Spoken by a sizable portion of the population and being the primary language of one of its second most populous region. Expecting the CEO of its national airline to be able to speak French on a basic level is not unreasonable.
On the other hand Spanish isn't an official language of the US and is primarily spoken by illegal and legal immigrants most of whom have immigrated within the last 50 years.
Are you reading my comment correctly? You're saying that the French speakers are more justified in this than the Spanish speakers are. I agree. That's why I said that you can't say critics of the latter are unjustified while critics of the former are justified.
I did not. My apologies.