Anglophobia Quebec style

Canada's Quebec province has denied immigrant status to a French citizen because she was unable to demonstrate adequate French-language proficiency.

Quebec rejected Emilie Dubois' application apparently because part of her university thesis was in English.

Ms Dubois came to Quebec from France in 2012 and completed a doctorate at a French-language university. Quebec is a predominantly French-speaking province and Ms Dubois, 31, was applying to settle under a provincial programme for foreign students that requires applicants to display a strong ability in the language.

To clarify: The majority of scientific publication is in English. The majority of Canadians use English. English is widely spoken as a second language--the globe's lingua franca. Francophones feel that their language is threatened.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50241254 .

English is by far the world’s most studied language. 1.5 billion (20% of the world's population) speak it. About 360 million people speak English as their first language.

France has 76.8 million native speakers; roughly 274 million speak French worldwide (predominantly in African nations).