The government's hiring policy in the Canadian province of New Brunswick has sparked two online petitions.
The first, started by Joyce Wright, aims to halt the passing over of applicants who are only able to speak English. The counter-petition, started by "three francophone New Brunswickers," wants to maintain the hiring policy of a 50 percent bilingual workforce in the government.
Wright started the petition because she claims, "It's affecting my friends and family members in a way it never has before." At noon of July 31, 2013, her petition has 5,113 signatures since its creation a month ago. Her petition can be accessed here.
The other petition's purpose is to protect the provinces' bilingualism which is viewed as part of the area's wealth. This petition has gathered 1,100 signatures to date.
As of March 31, 2012, 40 percent of government employees were bilingual, 50 percent could only speak English and 5 percent could only speak French according to The Department of Human Resources.
A census from 2011 showed that English was the primary language for 65.4 percent of New Brunswickers compared to 32.3 percent who claimed French as their primary language.
New Brunswick is the only province in the Canadian federation that is constitutionally bilingual. To read the original article, please visit here.
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