1.
Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so choose. Bilingualism is an imposition on the state and not the citizens.
Pierre Trudeau
2.
As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.
Stephen Harper
3.
Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.
S. I. Hayakawa
4.
After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question...
Stephen Harper
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Bilingualism is for me the fundamental problem of linguistics.
Roman Jakobson
6.
Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...
Stephen Harper