252 THEISLAND ACADIANS 
     
    
   
   
    
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     J.-Henri Blanchard Centre in Summerside where the offices of the 
     
     Saint Thomas Aquinas Society and of the newspaper La Voix Acadienne 
     
     are located. Georges Arsenault. 
     
    
   
   
    
     3) that all Acadians on Prince Edward Island have access to French language 
     
     radio and television. 
     
    

    
     4) that bilingual individuals be hired in provincial and federal agencies. 
     
    

    
     5) that asenator be appointed to represent Island Acadians in Ottawa. (TR)*® 
     
    
   
   
    
     After the enquiry was completed, the B and B Commission made 
     
     recommendations to the federal government for major changes aimed 
     
     at putting French and English on an equal footing. The result was the 
     
     Official Languages Act passed by Parliament in 1969. This law was to 
     
     have profound repercussions throughout the entire country. At last, 
     
     times were propitious for French Canadians everywhere—especially 
     
     for francophones, in a minority situation, whose cultural survival was 
     
     obviously at great risk.