[someone123]

A lot of Canadians (maybe a plurality of those who consider themselves to be on the political left?) simultaneously hold these two sets of beliefs:

1) It was a tragedy that indigenous groups had their culture and language partially stripped away by residential schools, laws banning traditional ceremonies, etc. Today they should bring back their culture and language and have self-determination including control over territories and who does or doesn't live there.

2) Quebec laws and policies that try to promote French or preserve the local culture disadvantage newcomers or betray underlying racist sentiments and it would be better if they didn't exist. People in Montreal or maybe elsewhere in Quebec should have no reservations about people immigrating there from elsewhere and speaking whatever language they want. If French is replaced by English, well, that's just how it goes sometimes.

I think both are partially reasonable but need some nuance in order to be coherent and self-consistent. I tend to be OK with the idea that in well-governed societies, people may decide what they want their lifestyle to be like collectively, and this might sometimes involve preserving language and culture.