A survey conducted for two nationalist groups in Quebec suggests about three-quarters of Quebecers believe people should have a minimum knowledge of French to be allowed to stay in the province.
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The Léger poll released Monday indicated that 73 per cent of Quebecers supported the premise, while the figure climbed to 79 per cent among francophones.
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It was conducted for the Mouvement national des Québécoises et Québécois and the Fondation Lionel-Groulx, which both called on the province’s political parties to commit to francization beyond mere public declarations.
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They also want the commitments to be included in the parties’ electoral platforms ahead of the Oct. 1 province-wide vote.
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The survey also found that 84 per cent of respondents believe French courses for new arrivals should be obligatory, with the figure jumping to 91 per cent among francophones.
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The poll of 1,021 adult Quebecers who spoke either French or English was conducted March 23-26 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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