How has Quebec maintained its intense connection to its French cultural and linguistic heritage for almost three centuries?

What will be an ideal response?


Students could mention that in 1867, the British North America Act declared that Canada would be officially bilingual with French and English. With many Quebecois seeing themselves as a distinct nation within a greater whole, activists have been working against assimilation into the English dominated majority of Canada by emphasizing Quebec's distinct cultural heritage, language, history, and the "three pillars" of Quebecois nationalism: the French language, the Roman Catholic church, and the French legal and political traditions.

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What will be an ideal response?

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