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 '''Without the change in the composition of immigration, the vitality of French would have shown an extremely modest improvement'''
-The full version of this new study is to be found in ''L'Annuaire du Québec 2004'', [a directory] which draws up an assessment of Quebec in the social, economic, political and cultural fields and is available in bookshop as of today.
+The full version of this new study is to be found in [http://www.fides.qc.ca/livres/2-7621-2496-4.htm ''L'Annuaire du Québec 2004''], [a directory] which draws up an assessment of Quebec in the social, economic, political and cultural fields and is available in bookshops as of today.
 At first glance, the [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/home/index.cfm 2001 census] indicates an unexpected improvement of the situation of French in Quebec. The increase of the French-speaking population on the [[Wikipedia:Island of Montreal|island of Montreal]], in particular, differs to such an extent from the demographic forecasts that a meticulous examination of the data becomes essential. Is the progress made visible by [http://www.statcan.ca/ Statistics Canada] real or the result of the changes made to the questionnaire used for the survey conducted by the federal agency every five years?