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Decline of French: Legault Condemns Marc Miller’s Remarks
Premier François Legault sharply condemns federal Culture Minister Marc Miller's remarks on the French language, highlighting a 1.5% decline in Quebec French speakers over five years, Statistics Canada reported.
- On Monday, Marc Miller was named federal Culture Minister responsible for Official Languages, replacing Steven Guilbeault, and said French is precarious throughout North America, not just in Quebec.
- Quebec Premier François Legault fired back, calling Marc Miller a `disgrace to all Quebecers` and saying he didn't know how Miller would attend cultural events after making those remarks, Legault told reporters on Tuesday.
- In Ottawa, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attacked the appointment, Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Miller and the $4-billion French-language plan, while Bloc Québécois leader Yves‑François Blanchet criticized the government’s grasp of Quebec reality.
- Statistics Canada data show 85.5 per cent of Quebecers spoke French at home in 2021, while Marc Miller said he completed all his schooling in French and raised his children in three languages.
- Amid differing indicators, the use of new census questions fuels debate as Miller shifted in 2023 from calling French `threatened` to acknowledging its decline, while Legault cited a five-point drop in Montreal's francophone share from 2022–2024.
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