Two Solitudes (Canadian society)
- Two Solitudes (Canadian society)
"Two Solitudes" refers to a perceived who|date=September 2008 fact|date=September 2008 lack of communication, and moreover a lack of will for communication who|date=September 2008 between Anglophone and Francophone people in Canada.who|date=September 2008
The term may have been first popularised after Hugh MacLennan's novel "Two Solitudes".fact|date=September 2008
In her investiture speech as Governor-General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean specifically stated that "the time of 'two solitudes' had finished".[cite news ]
title = The time of 'two solitudes' has passed: Jean
url = http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050927/governor_general_jean_050927/20050927?hub=TopStories
publisher = http://www.ctv.ca/ CTV Television Network
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date = 2005-09-27
accessdate = 2008-09-09] References
External links
* [http://mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1583 McGill-Queens University Press] - Quebec's McGill University, with Queen's University, Press description of the novel "Two Solitudes"
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