Personally, I think Canada should do more to promote, not just bilingualism but, multilingualism. A policy of multilingualism would support our multicultural society and help to heal wounds caused by colonialism. The act of recognizing the legitimacy of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis right to classify their languages as official would be a first step on the path to reconciliation. It would also legitimize their claim to the land. Additionally, an official move to a multilingual language policy would provide a space for Canadian residents from all over the world to feel included and valued. Any official policy that creates a culture of inclusion and exclusion, us and the other, is also institutionally acknowledging the worth of one segment of the population while also signifying another's worthlessness.
However, as the research demonstrated even implementing bilingualism on a national level left room for improvement. The question then is how do we move from an imperfect bilingual national policy to one of multilingualism?
It is my belief that multilingualism is the direction that Canada should move towards to include all of its citizens as equals. That being said, the best way to make such a colossal change is beyond my intellect, alone. The answer will be discovered when Canada broadcasts its desire to collaborate in a meaningful way with all of the citizens that fall under its domain. There will never be a perfect system but there can certainly be a better, more inclusive one then that of the current language policy. We will never know how much our language policy can be improved upon until we try.