[1] The Commission was jointly chaired by André Laurendeau, publisher of Le Devoir, and Davidson Dunton, president of Carleton University.
Ten commissioners representing each of the provinces were also included in the commission as areas such as education were provincial responsibilities.
The failure of Canada to establish the equality of the English and French languages within governmental institutions is one of main reasons for the rise of the Quebec secessionist movement.
Canada's education system was overhauled and school children across the country were made to learn both languages.
Quebec later legislated French as its official language and limited English schooling to qualified families.