[Victoria Delsoul]

I think this statement is inaccurate. I lived in western Canada for three years, and the only French I ever saw (I never heard anyone actually speak it) was on road signs in national parks. Even the legal documents I signed were in English.

That's right. The only ones who speak French live in Quebec or work for the Federal Government in Ottawa.

[Alberta's Child]

Actually, I should correct myself. There are people who KNOW how to speak French living all over Canada -- but French is hardly spoken at all in daily conversation outside the areas you mentioned. And it certainly isn't "required" for most official business outside Quebec.