And when they did so most recently. in October 1995. only the barest majority50.6 percent of Quebec voters--managed to save the country from the kind of disintegration that we ourselves avoided in the Civil War. A third vote could be held as soon as next year. Multilingualism has become a dagger pointed at the heart and soul of the Canadian nation. The largest immigrantabsorbing nation on earth. in percentage terms. is Israel. Millions of emigres from around the world. speaking as many tongues as Babel. have been welcomed there. Israels founding fathers. in contrast to Canada. have long recognized the centrality of language to their quest to reestablish a Jewish state in their historical homeland.
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