When we published the census data on October 24, there was very little information on the evolution of bilingualism. Many people are increasingly interested in the factors influencing the evolution of bilingualism over the years. I think that is somewhat the purpose of this study, the aim of which is to identify those main factors.
I can say one interesting thing. You will recall that, 50 years ago, we started to ask serious questions about how to promote bilingualism in Canada. Few people know how strongly bilingualism grew over the first 20 years following the Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission. I can simply tell you that the purpose of this brief article is to quantify the evolution of this phenomenon and to put the finger on some of the key factors that have influenced the evolution of bilingualism over the years.