Young brits are considering from

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Jennifer St-Louis (left) and Ailyn Morales (right) are aged 17 years and studying at Dawson college in Montreal. They are considering both to leave Quebec
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Dominique Scali

Saturday, 17 February, 2018 01:00

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Frustrated and worried about their future, half of young anglophones in Quebec feel that their relationships with francophones are conflicting, to the point where some decide to leave the province.

“My daughter is part of it. My three nephews, ” lists Dida Berku, city councillor for Côte-Saint-Luc.

A survey led Light for the account of the Newspaper in the wake of the debate of the “Hello, hi” and the Adidas Gate, last fall, a state of frustration in the English-speaking community. Many young people encountered in the past few weeks, do not feel that they have a future in Quebec and think from. A little as if they were saying ” bye, bye “.

As to the whole of the English-speaking respondents, of all ages, they are demanding more bilingual signs and a welcome in both languages.

And the law 101 ? It is time to relax, believes the majority of them, who think that French is no longer threatened as it was 40 years ago (to be read tomorrow).

One in two young

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Like many young English-speaking, Aleesha Grimes, 18, is planning to leave Stanstead, in Estrie, in the province of Ontario. The Newspaper will publish Monday, the portrait of English-speaking communities where poverty and population ageing are endemic.

An anglophone in three considers that the relations between francos and anglos are rather conflicting. This statistic jumps to almost one in two among youth 18 to 35 years.

This noticeable gap surprised Christian Bourque, executive vice-president for Leger. Half of the young people have a perception that is shared only by a minority in the English population, ” he says.

One in three young people even consider that the relationship will continue to deteriorate.

Anthony Williams is president of the student association at Dawson college. He noted that young anglophones are often disappointed when they attempt to break into the québec labour market. They have the impression that their French is not up to par. “This is probably where their frustration “, he explains.

“Terrified “

“Myself, I am sometimes terrified at the idea of speaking French. I am afraid of being judged on my accent, ” said the man, 30-year-old native of Montreal West.

The English-speaking young people who leave mass are educated and talented, lament of many English-speaking faced by The Journal.

“They are gone. And they will not come back, ” insisted Ruth Kovac, also a municipal councillor in Côte-Saint-Luc.

“I have the impression that I would have more success by going elsewhere,” said Aylin Morales. At age 17, a student from Dawson college in Montreal already knows that she intends to leave the province to Toronto or Ottawa, after his studies.

♦ The controversial “Hello, hi” was raging in November, when politicians from several parties have asked the merchants to keep up with the “hello” to welcome their customers.

♦ During the re-opening of the shop Adidas Montreal, in November, the manager has put the fire to the powder by saying a few words in French “to accommodate the City of Montreal,” he said.

Vox pop: what about the Anglos Francos?

The survey

In conflict, the relations of anglo-francos ? It is mainly young brits who consider the relationship with the francos as conflictual, reveals a survey Light.

The relationship between francophones and anglophones in Quebec are currently harmonious or conflicting ?

57 % Harmonious

33 % of Conflict (under 35 years of age: 49 %)

9 % Don’t know/refusal

Have you ever considered going to live in another province of Canada ?

60 % Yes

38% No

2 % Don’t know/refusal

The francophones of Quebec are making efforts to address the realities that live anglophones in Quebec ?

63 % Not

20 % Yes

17 % Don’t know/refusal

Methodology

Web-based survey, conducted from 5 to 9 January 2018 from 504 resident(s)of quebec, aged 18 or over whose native language or language of use is English. In order to make the sample representative of the entire study population, results were weighted according to the English-speaking population by region, age, sex, mother tongue and language spoken at home. In comparison, a representative survey of 504 respondents would have an overall margin of error of + or – 4.4 percent.

His RESUME ignored a hundred times

Photo courtesy of Anna Ahronheim

Anna Ahronheim said to have applied to a hundred jobs in Montreal. In five months, she has called for a single interview.