I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
1.
Officially, Canada refers to itself as a multicultural
society within a bilingual framework.
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2.
The Metis are a group of aboriginal people who
inherited both their French and aboriginal backgrounds.
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3. The aboriginal people in Canada gained the right to vote in
1920s.
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4.
From the 1890s through the 1920s, the Canadian
governments encouraged immigrants from northern Europe to farm
and harvest the forests.
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5.
The majority residents in Quebec are French speakers,
and there are about 600,000 French speakers living outside Quebec.
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6. Provincial government offices all over Canada offer bilingual
services.
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7.
During the Great Depression, Canada welcomed refugees
fleeing from Germany but banned Asian immigration.
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8.
The Canadian immigration policies are directed
by both provincial and federal governments, and have been largely
determined by economic considerations.