Matthew's in (on) the News Again!
He will be discussing about the continued relevance of bilingualism and the official languages policy of the federal government. Hayday, who studies official languages in education, was a contributor to the book Life After Forty: Official Languages Policy in Canada. It examines the country’s Official Languages Act and discusses why, despite the act, bilingualism in English Canada is only slightly higher than it is in the United States.
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Hayday is currently researching the history of bilingualism in English-speaking Canada. He is also the author of Bilingual Today, United Tomorrow, which was a finalist for the Harold Adams Innis Prize, awarded to the best Canadian book in English in the social sciences. The award is administered by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.