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[–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Wab Kinew and Mark Carney should respond by designating French as an official language in Manitoba.

Canada is too English.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (17 children)

    It already is though? Alongside English, but still. Manitoba is mostly Anglophone, it would be low-key ridiculous to remove it as an official language.

    Now, Ontario should define English and French as official languages, as it currently has none and works in English de facto.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (15 children)

    I’m not suggesting removing English.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (13 children)

    I’m suggesting to add French as a co-official language to Manitoba like New Brunswick and I support your idea for Ontario as there are French areas in the east. This would make learning the language easier for students.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 week ago (8 children)

    Wikipedia does not say that. I will have to read the article.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    https://parliamentum.org/2025/10/06/premier-wab-kinew-wants-to-make-manitoba-the-second-officially-bilingual-province/

    It wasn't official, as per the link they posted the languages are the official languages of Canada and thus services are offered in both.

    When Manitoba joined Canada it was bilingual but Ontario resettled it with Irish people to erase the French (and indigenous) with the language eventually being dropped from it's elevated status.

    Hence why it's not official but sort of is.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (6 children)

    Wikipedia is wrong :)

    Remember in school when they told you to not use Wikipedia as a source? This is why.

    The site I linked is an official Government of Manitoba website.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Sometimes Wikipedia isn’t updated fast enough, yes we shouldn’t rely on it too much :D

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (2 children)

    You weren’t wrong. The link provided does not say that French is an official language of Manitoba, just that it can be accessed for government services etc. The other commentator appears to be confused

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    It literally says its an offical language in the legislative and Judaical branches. And then the post about the premeier literally says this

    As a practical matter, Manitoba is already an officially bilingual province under the Constitution of Canada though not in quite the same way that New Brunswick is.

    And then everyone saying be like New Brunswick did they read anything there is also this

    Manitoba would therefore not need to pursue enactments mirroring these five sub-sections of the Constitution Act, 1982 with respect to New Brunswick because section 23 of the Manitoba Act – equally as part of the Constitution of Canada as sections 16 to 20 of the Charter are – already guarantees these same linguistic rights in Manitoba

    Now did Manitoba not follow the Manitoba act and Ottowa let them sure but doesn't mean they are not offically bilingual.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Manitoba may very well be officially bilingual and have French as an official language of the legislative and judicial branches but not have French as a full official language (which is what my original comment was about). I know it’s pedantic but the legal matters like this are notoriously pedantic

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    The article about the Premiere and that site both say they are official languages not to mention the Manitoba act. So if Wikipedia is wrong there is a reason because if it is not it is very confusing or do you have a very specific definition of official language.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    No where in this link does it say that French is an official language of Manitoba. It’s not. Manitoba often allows francophones to access government services in French but that is not the same as it being an official language

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    I mean the beginning.

    In Manitoba, English and French have official status in the legislative and judicial spheres of government. Across Manitoba, many public services can be accessed in both official languages

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    I know this sounds pedantic, but this is not necessarily the same as it being a full official language. If you look at the fine print there are ways where Manitoba falls short of New Brunswick, which is fully bilingual.

    Here’s a radio-Canada article anout it: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1541550/bilinguisme-francais-manitoba-nouveau-brunswick-droit-linguistique-constitution

    (Granted it is from 2020. Maybe Manitoba had given French official constitutional status since then but if it has I was not aware of that change.)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Now, Ontario should define English and French as official languages, as it currently has none and works in English de facto.

    Not exactly. The Ontario government offers services in French in areas with a large Francophone population, including most of the northeast. Not always as thoroughly as they should, but there is some effort.

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