Manitoba and Nova Scotia, also with French-speaking minorities, are pressing their case as well.
The French-speaking minority in the Canadian legislature also unsuccessfully tried to have him removed from his post.
There is a French-speaking minority of about 20% concentrated especially in the Koningslo quarter bordering Brussels.
New Brunswick, with a large French-speaking minority, has become officially bilingual.
The small French-speaking minority was quite affluent and constituted the social upper class.
The danger of the new federal strategy is that it could further alienate the French-speaking minority in Quebec.
There is no 'historic French-speaking minority' in these areas.
Russell is a predominantly English-speaking community, although with a sizeable French-speaking minority.
The French-speaking minority is represented by 3 members on the 33-seat local council.
The township is predominantly English-speaking with a significant French-speaking minority.