This article challenges the perception that the Official Languages Act (OLA) represents an individualistic vision of Canadian language rights. It is important to note how the more individualistic vision, which indeed defined the initial version of the OLA, has evolved over the past 50 years into a much more community-based vision, far closer to the perspective of André Laurendeau than that of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. In fact, the revised version of the OLA of 1988, infused with the discourse of linguistic duality, implicitly reproduces the argument made by the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism to the effect that Quebec is a distinct society. By recognizing this community-based vision of the OLA, it is possible for Franco-Canadian communities to renew their solidarity. This article will use an approach combining discourse analysis and policy analysis.