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Updates on official English and related issues

Wednesday, July 10, 2002
 
A Lesson in Democracy

On July 7, 1969, Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to a measure making the French language equal to English throughout the national government. Oddly, on August 11, 2000, Bill Clinton made every language equal to English throughout the American national government by Executive Order, meaning no vote was taken by either chamber of our government.

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