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Anglophone Quebecers are feeling far less secure about their future in the province under the Coalition Avenir Québec government, a new poll suggests.

Nine months after the CAQ was voted into power, the vast majority of respondents to a Forum Research survey conducted in late July said they’re more worried about their rights as English-speaking citizens than they were two years ago. They also feel the government is doing a worse job of protecting their rights, and of attracting and retaining English-speaking people to the province. Most feel services for anglophones in Quebec have declined.

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Asked whether they were “more worried or less worried about your rights as an English-speaking citizen of Quebec than you were two years ago,” 81 per cent said they were “more worried.” Just over half of the respondents said they were “much more worried.”

“Anglophones are concerned about their place in Quebec right now,” said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. “They feel much less secure than they did two years ago. How the government approaches this challenge will be interesting to watch, as they have a very strong base of support amongst francophones.”