Citizenship Concepts among Francophone Immigrants in Ontario

摘要: ABSTRACT/RESUME The recent influx of French-speaking immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean into Ontario is redefining what it means to be a minority francophone in that province. This process breaking down old dichotomy official language communities vs. multicultural groups. By considering competing discourses various members nouvelle francophonie, this paper discusses, through samples discourse collected during participant-observation events, how civil society concepts such as liberal-individualism communitarianism are employed by afro-francophones carve out civic position English-speaking Canada. Building on concept deliberative democracy J. Habermas, argued plays an important role pluralist democracies, both for conditions which public debate carried well way constituted. Conceptually, article brings together empirically oriented sociolinguistics with normatively ori ented political philosophy. L'arrivee recente en d'immigrants francophones originaires d'Afrique et des Antilles suppose une rdefinition de ce que ca veut dire [much less than]etre minoritaire[much greater than] dans cette Ce processus est train remettre question la distinction etablie entre minorites langue officielle groupes multiculturels. En examinant discours contradictoires produits par membres recueillis au moyen l'observation participante, cet propose d'analyser comment les s 'appuient sur le liberalisme individuel ou communautarisme, comme societe civile, afin se tailler place Canada anglais. utilisant democratie tel suggere il discoursjoue un democraties pluralistes: d'un cote, pour facon dont debat mene et, l'autre communautes constituent. Au niveau conceptuel, etablit lien sociolinguistique d'orientation empirique philosophie politique normative. Introduction Minority groups play Given heterogeneous makeup country, Canadian state has been actively engaged pursuing politics pluralism, whether consists support bilingualism (which includes supporting across country), granting degrees autonomy aboriginal (most spectacularly reflected creation Nunavut or signing Nisga'a Treaty) its policy multiculturalism. committed itself not only ideologically but also financially pluralism (Pal 1993). explores one facet within picture pluralism: ways settling English develop notion identity belonging society. Newcomers parts who arrive typically faced uncomfortable discovery: before coming they believe bilingual country throughout, which, according accounts many immigrants, Canada's missions overseas do little dispel. Upon arriving city like Toronto, however, these newcomers discover that, while certainly place, usefulness French quite restricted. Since speak no English, gravitate towards few institutions city, enrolling their children schools, making use health social services, looking jobs require possibly furthering education colleges. …