Do you know which is the 2nd largest French speaking city in the world after Paris? Montreal , Canada!
However, the city feels under siege or threat. They just had a protest / demonstration to highlight the importance of remaining a French speaking city and the laws to protect and privilege the French language there ( Bill101 ).
Many English speaking Canadians do not support these laws which make English a secondary language with less rights.
At the same time, there is a group that wants to have Montreal declared a city-state.
Interesting stuff.
You can read more at http://globalnews.ca/news/843651/french-language-rally-in-montreal-planned/
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