Mr. Petit, if the opportunity presented itself, would you wish to be bilingual? I do not believe that intentionally or on principle, you would wish to remain shackled by unilingualism. As you were saying, an environment exists and this resulted in your not learning to speak English. I understand you because I was in that situation. In Quebec, we did not learn to speak English. Even my Grade 6 teacher, who had an English course to teach, refused to do so. That was the reality at that time.
However, if you had the opportunity to become bilingual, you would do so and you would give that same opportunity to your children, who may some day wish to become lawyers or judges. On the face of it, we seem to be ruling out some people, but I believe that anyone who has intellectual curiosity and wants to broaden their horizons will take the necessary means to do so.
I lived in Quebec and I also lived in Rivière-du-Loup. I was in no way in bilingual environments. I did not live in Montreal, but I took English immersion classes in Fredericton and in Ontario during my adolescent years because I wanted to be bilingual. The fact remains that it was living in New Brunswick that really allowed me to become bilingual.