Corrected StatsCan figures show slight decrease in number of English-speaking Quebecers

After recognizing it erred in its recent calculations on the number of English-speaking Quebecers, Statistics Canada released new figures Thursday showing the proportion of English speakers in Quebec has slightly decreased since 2011, and not increased as first suggested.
The agency announced last week that a thorough review of the 2016 census numbers showed a computer error had affected how roughly 61,000 people had responded to questions about language.
The error “resulted in an overesti