The French language as spoken by francophones in Canada.

A Canadian whose first language is French.

(US) The French language as spoken in Canada, Canadian French.

Alternative form of French-Canadian Of or relating to francophone Canadians.

Of or relating to francophone (French-speaking, French-language) Canadians or French Canada. / Of or relating to Canadians of French ancestry or descent (Franco-Canadians).

A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.

Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself.

(US) One who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice

A person, especially a politician, who has unknowingly been convinced to act to benefit some interest.

(idiomatic) Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.