Minority status is a fragile one. There is no way around it; we remain in the minority. So special accommodations must be made to protect that status.
We also have to ask ourselves how to define bilingualism. What do we mean by bilingualism? Does that mean that everyone must know both languages, or does it mean that everyone can work in their own language? Those are two very different things. If you say that every Canadian can work or live in French or English without having to know the other language, then you are in a bilingual country where both languages coexist and everyone can choose the language of their choice.
Now, at some point, it takes—