Long-Held Beliefs Among Francophones Fuel Tensions With Anglos

The two linguistic groups also disagreed on whether anglophones act like they are a majority (65 per cent of franco- phones agreed they did, vs. 31 per cent of anglophones) and whether they understand Quebec society (34 per cent of francophones agreed they did, vs. 84 per cent of anglophones). Less than half of the franco-phones agreed anglophones' ability to speak French was satisfactory, opposed to 77 per cent of anglophones who agreed it was. These same perceptions have been around for more than 30 years, said Jack Jedwab, who devised the study, and are partly to blame for anglophones' lack of influence in Quebec's decision-making structures. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=45b8eb95-cde3-4df8-9ea3-08a06b4df77a&k=60190

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