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Labrosse, Julien
Durflinger, Serge
2016-02-11T19:57:49Z
2016-02-11T19:57:49Z
2016
http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34256
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5527
This thesis explores the impact of the Korean War on the evolution of the role of the French language in the Canadian military between 1946 and 1954. It explains how the Korean War acted as both a catalyst for a more accommodating stance towards the French language in the Canadian Armed Forces, and an immediate impediment to the implementation of such changes.
Particularly, this thesis explores the conflict that emerged between various officials in the Department of National Defence concerning the place that should be made for the French language, and how best to recruit more French Canadians. It shows that there was serious disagreement between the Minister of National Defence, Brooke Claxton, who wanted more bilingualism in the Canadian military, and the Chief of General Staff, General Guy G. Simonds, who resisted further concessions to francophones.
Moreover, this thesis reveals the extent to which there was goodwill within the Canadian Armed Forces on the part of both anglophones and francophones on the frontline in Korea. This constituted the basis on which the Department of National Defence was able to begin the process of implementing a more bilingual system. In this respect, this thesis shows the Canadian military to have been ahead of the federal Civil Service.
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Bilingualism
French
Language
Canadian History
Military History
Québec History
Royal 22e Régiment
Korean War
Canadian Army
Canadian Armed Forces
Department of National Defence
Canadian Military History
French-Canadian Military History
French Canada
Québec
Francophone
Anglophone
Bilinguisme
Français
Langue
Histoire Canadienne
Histoire Militaire
Histoire du Québec
Guerre de Corée
Armée Canadienne
Forces armées canadiennes
Ministère de la défense nationale
Histoire militaire canadienne
Histoire militaire du Canada français
Canada français
Simonds
Claxton
St. Laurent
Saint-Laurent
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
R22eR
Vandoo
Royal Canadian Regiment
Allard
Bernatchez
“I didn’t have time to find the English words”: The Korean War’s Role in the Evolution of Bilingualism in the Canadian Armed Forces
Thesis
MA
Masters
Arts
Histoire / History
open.access