Harper the clear winner in Scottish Language Debate.

Headline from Election 2015. "Harper is clear winner in Scottish Language Debate."

According to Census forecasts the Scottish within Canada will surpass the French, followed closely by the Irish.

Canadian Population Forecast 2015:

English 22.7%
Scottish 17.2 %
Irish 16.6 %
French 16.1%


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Canada#Ethnic_origin

Inhabited since pre-history by indigenous aboriginal peoples, the first Scottish emigration to Canada come from as early as 1010 AD when Vikings arrived in modern Newfoundland carrying Scottish slaves. It was not until around the 1500s, however, that recorded European exploration came, with English and French expeditions, led by John Cabot (Italian) and Jacques Cartier respectively, arriving on the Atlantic coast. By the early 1600's permanent settlements had been established in Port Royal and Quebec.

Today's Headline : Francophone group angered by Quebec-only debate questions

OTTAWA — A group representing francophone communities outside Quebec says it is outraged that organizers of Wednesday night's French-language debate excluded questions from French-speakers living outside la belle province.
The Federation des communautes francophones et acadienne du Canada says it is "astonished" the media consortium chose to ignore 2.5 million francophones and francophiles living in nine provinces and three territories to focus instead, on a Quebec-only debate.
The FCFA said it feels that CBC/Radio-Canada and TVA "forgot . . . that they have national mandates" and that it was "simply unacceptable" to not include at least one question from francophone views outside Quebec.
"We know that French-speaking citizens in Ontario, Acadia, Western Canada and the territories sent questions, but obviously none of these questions were selected," FCFA president Marie-France Kenny said in a statement.
"The two moderators also could have and should have asked questions of interest for all francophones in Canada instead of constantly bringing the focus back on Quebec. We have the right to a national debate that speaks to us.
"It's unimaginable that they would close the door in the face of the people who make up 14 per cent of Canada's French-speaking population."
Consortium spokesman Marco Dube said the group received more than 11,000 questions — including some from outside Quebec — but chose six topics that represented "vast and encompassing" subjects to allow for broader discussions.
"We decided to favour the subject matter rather than where the questions were coming from," Dube told Postmedia News.
"Could we have done better? Probably," he said. http://www.canada.com/life/Francophone+group+angered+Quebec+only+debate+questions/4616367/story.html

Quebec to experience most rapid demographic decline of all industrialized countries

A group of concerned Quebeckers has raised the alarm about the province’s rapidly deteriorating population demographic. The group, led by former Premier Lucien Bouchard, warned, “Unless there is a sudden upturn in the birth rate—which is unlikely—it will take exceptional dynamism for Québec to maintain its place on the continent.”

Referring to itself as a country, Clear-Eyed Vision of Quebec (pourunquebeclucide.com) acknowledged that “Quebec is about to experience the most rapid demographic decline of all industrialized countries, with the exception of Japan.” The group also said the province would experience a whopping 50 percent reduction in the real growth rate of the GDP in the next decade.

At a press conference Wednesday, one member, economist Pierre Fortin, said the lopsided demography of an aging Quebec will lead to an added $6 billion per annum in health care costs, coupled with a $5 billion loss in revenue because of labour shortages. He warned that the trend is irreparable: “It is written in the sky.” By 2025, Fortin said there would be two workers for every retiree. “The aging population will tear Quebec apart.”

“Unfortunately, most [Quebeckers] continue to deny or ignore the danger, and this is cause for deep concern,” the group stated in its report. “That’s the peculiarity of the current situation: the danger does not appear imminent but rather as a long slow decline. At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be any risk. But once it begins, the downward slide will be inexorable.”

By 2050, the population of Quebec will have grown by 300,000 to 7.8 million, while the rest of North America will have increased to 1.2 billion, “most of them English and Spanish speakers. This demographic decline comes at the worst possible moment, as Western countries cope with never-before-seen competition from Asian countries, especially China and India,” they added.