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So from 1763 (when France gave up on New France n French were at the mercy of English) up until now French were able to preserve their language, but were suppose to believe that French language is in danger now?
Did they have language laws back then that I’m not aware of?
Also languages change overtime anyways. Like I said before the French ppl speak today is not the same as the one ppl spoke 200 years ago. Same with English or any other language. They naturally evolve with time.
Also it’s funny you mention “loss of identity”
You could argue that big part of Quebec (which ironically isn’t French) French indentity was the result of Catholic Church. Where is the Catholic Church now in Quebec in 2017?
But that is a fallacious argument.
Language protections laws from the Conquest onwards would have helped French in Québec.
The lack of protection laws now would be detrimental to French.
It's not a binary thing.
And Québec is not at all in the same situation now as it was before.
Aside from some wave of immigration from Ireland and Scottland, which assimitated into French Canadian society OR joined the English speaking side, Québec was rather homogenous until like the 70s. Now there is mass-immigration, the internet etc.