"In a country peopled with so many foreign elements as Canada, it is desirable to know if they are being absorbed and unified, as may appear by their acquirement of one or other of the official languages.
« Dans un pays comme le Canada, peuplé de tant d'éléments différents, il est bon de constater si l'acquisition de l'une ou l'autre des deux langues officielles produit l'absorption et l'unification de ces divers éléments.