Canada

One country, two cultures: Two routes to science communication

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ID23748669
AuthorsMichelle Riedlinger (0000-0003-4402-4824, Australian National University), Alexandre Schiele (0000-0002-7473-7799, Australian National University), Germana Fernandes Barata (0000-0001-6064-6952, Australian National University), Germana Barata
Year2020
Pages175-204
Publication date2020-09-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueCommunicating Science (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.22459/cs.2020.08
OpenAlexW3085794494
ISBN9781760463656
LanguageEN
References cited21

This chapter provides an account of modern science communication in Canada, including historical factors influencing its development, and the development of the distinct Province of Quebec. Canada is a bilingual country. Over 24 million Canadians (74 per cent of the population) speak English at home, and nearly 8.2 million (23 per cent) speak French. Over 5.7 million people (71 per cent of the population) in Quebec speak only French at home (Statistics Canada, 2017). Britain's conquest of New France 1 in the 1760s and Canada's Westminster democratic governance structures and institutions and membership of the Commonwealth significantly shape the country's activities. The 10 Canadian provinces retain several exclusive rights that the Canadian parliament and the federal government cannot infringe upon, and provinces and territories actively work to preserve their cultural distinctiveness through these rights. Quebec's efforts for political, social, economic and cultural emancipation, starting in the interwar years, continue to influence the lives of Canadians in and outside Quebec. Canada also continues to feel the social, cultural, economic and political impacts of its largest neighbour and trade partner, the United States It ended with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.

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