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Originally Posted by theman23
Seems like it would be a huge hassle, to be honest. I'll vote no.
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Taking a similar sized city with a fairly high French population, I would agree that in Winnipeg, for example, it would be to much of a hassle and way too expensive to enact an official bilingualism legislature.
Although I believe Gatineau should follow Ottawa in the potential initiative, it might be in a similar situation as hypothetical Winnipeg case. A more of an incremental approach would be warranted.
In the case of Ottawa, considering nearly everything is already posted in both official languages on City property, the only thing that would need to be done is produce a few more documents in both languages and change hiring policies for those dealing with the public. These changes could be made within a few years, tops.