The language of the skies : the bilingual air traffic control conflict in Canada / Sandford F. Borins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borins, Sandford F., 1949-

Contributor:

Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

Series:

Canadian public administration series.

Canadian public administation series = Collection administration publique canadienne

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air traffic control, Bilingual--Political aspects--Canada.

Air traffic control, Bilingual.

Air traffic control, Bilingual--Quebec (Province).

Language policy--Canada.

Language policy.

Canada--English-French relations.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston : Institute of Public Administration of Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, c1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through extensive interviews with the key participants, Professor Borins reveals the interplay of organizational ideologies and interests and leaders' personalities that characterized the conflict. He traces its evolution from the early formation of a francophone pressure group, through the airline pilots' strike in June 1976 in support of the controllers, to the agreement between the pilots' and controllers' unions and the Minister of Transport which the French Canadians saw as a humiliating defeat, and to the eventual acknowledgement by the Clark government in August 1979 that bilingual air traffic control was safe. Borins discusses the implications of these events for public policy and French-English relations and concludes that the federal government's ability in this case to meet francophone demands quite rapidly is cause for optimism about the ability of the federal state to accommodate francophone aspirations.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Technological and Occupational Context

French in the Air: The First Steps

Bilingual Air Traffic Control: Pro and Con

The Battle for Bilingualism: The Early Victories

From Angry Words to Clenched Fists

A Conflict on Many Fronts: January to June 1976

The Strike against Bilingualism

The Turning Point: July 1976 to January 1977

Towards a Solution: The Commission’s Initial Hearings and Interim Report

Tying Threads Together: The Problem Resolved

Conclusions and Implications

Appendixes

Memorandum of Understanding

Glossary of Aviation Terminology

Organizational Acronyms

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85062-8

9786612850622

0-7735-6086-6