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Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't aware that that there was government programs in roc that supported french.
Anyhow I'm so sick of these threads.
Most regular canadians could give a dam about these laws. The only ones kicking up a fuss, are those anglo quebeccers, who weren't bright enough to pick up french after 40+ years of french resurgence in quebec.
Being an anglophone, does not make you special, it does not make you a minority, and being 1 in a billion, does not make you unique.
Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't aware that that there was government programs in roc that supported french.
Anyhow I'm so sick of these threads.
Most regular canadians could give a dam about these laws. The only ones kicking up a fuss, are those anglo quebeccers, who weren't bright enough to pick up french after 40+ years of french resurgence in quebec.
Being an anglophone, does not make you special, it does not make you a minority, and being 1 in a billion, does not make you unique.
Note that federal bilingualism in Canada also supports English in Quebec. Historically, federal bilingualism in Canada actually supported English in Quebec more than French in the ROC (especially when it comes to education), but today it is more fairly balanced.
Most regular canadians could give a dam about these laws. The only ones kicking up a fuss, are those anglo quebeccers, who weren't bright enough to pick up french after 40+ years of french resurgence in quebec.
Being an anglophone, does not make you special, it does not make you a minority, and being 1 in a billion, does not make you unique.
If you are sick of the threads about Canadas supposed bilingualism just dont open the topics, What do you think a topic with a title like this one is going to consist of?..
As for long term Anglo's in Quebec kicking up a fuss?it has nothing to do with not being able to speak French as most of us do its more to do with what we perceive as an aggressive campaign by the Quebec government to eradicate our culture mostly by denying us basic linguistic rights.
Maybe its not a big deal to you who dont live here but its a damn big deal to most longterm Anglo's who do live here.We arent trying to be special here,we would like to have the freedom to post a sign in any language we want,send our kids to the schools of our choosing, being able to speak English if we like with out some separatist having a hissy fit at our audacity.
mikmaq as you are looking to move to another part of Canada why not give Quebec a try.
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but today it is more fairly balanced
. Yeah French in Quebec and English every where else,i can live with that balance..
If you are sick of the threads about Canadas supposed bilingualism just dont open the topics, What do you think a topic with a title like this one is going to consist of?..
As for long term Anglo's in Quebec kicking up a fuss?it has nothing to do with not being able to speak French as most of us do its more to do with what we perceive as an aggressive campaign by the Quebec government to eradicate our culture mostly by denying us basic linguistic rights.
Maybe its not a big deal to you who dont live here but its a damn big deal to most longterm Anglo's who do live here.We arent trying to be special here,we would like to have the freedom to post a sign in any language we want,send our kids to the schools of our choosing, being able to speak English if we like with out some separatist having a hissy fit at our audacity.
mikmaq as you are looking to move to another part of Canada why not give Quebec a try.
. Yeah French in Quebec and English every where else,i can live with that balance..
You can not send your kids to the school of your choice ? Anglo quebecois have the right to go to english school. Don't blame the government for this...
You can not send your kids to the school of your choice ? Anglo quebecois have the right to go to English school. Don't blame the government for this...
One of the parents has to have done a majority of their schooling in the English sector to qualify for the English school qualification certificate, fortunately for my family my wife did most of her schooling here i wouldn not have qualified as i did most of my schooling in England and the USA. ,if you come from elsewhere you are out of luck and dont have the choice your kids are going to French school whether you like it or not.These linguistic requirements used to end once your child got to CEGEP, not any more.. PQ would make language law tougher - Montreal - CBC News
One of the parents has to have done a majority of their schooling in the English sector to qualify for the English school qualification certificate, fortunately for my family my wife did most of her schooling here i wouldn not have qualified as i did most of my schooling in England and the USA. ,if you come from elsewhere you are out of luck and dont have the choice your kids are going to French school whether you like it or not.These linguistic requirements used to end once your child got to CEGEP, not any more.. PQ would make language law tougher - Montreal - CBC News
So let's recap; you have to pass a means test to qualify to send your kids to the school of your choice in Quebec?
Thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't aware that that there was government programs in roc that supported French.
Anyhow I'm so sick of these threads.
Most regular Canadians could give a dam about these laws. The only ones kicking up a fuss, are those anglo Quebec's, who weren't bright enough to pick up French after 40+ years of French resurgence in Quebec.
Being an anglophone, does not make you special, it does not make you a minority, and being 1 in a billion, does not make you unique.
My post was in answer to your statement there was no government support for bilingualism when it spends 2.4 billion supporting bilingualism. You don't think of that as support ~tough!
Sick of these threads? You start most of them!
You are quite correct most Canadians don't think of these issues so why are you obsessed over them?
My post was in answer to your statement there was no government support for bilingualism when it spends 2.4 billion supporting bilingualism. You don't think of that as support ~tough!
Sick of these threads? You start most of them!
You are quite correct most Canadians don't think of these issues so why are you obsessed over them?
I've started one on the quebec issue, and it wasn't directly about language.
One of the parents has to have done a majority of their schooling in the English sector to qualify for the English school qualification certificate, fortunately for my family my wife did most of her schooling here i wouldn not have qualified as i did most of my schooling in England and the USA. ,if you come from elsewhere you are out of luck and dont have the choice your kids are going to French school whether you like it or not.These linguistic requirements used to end once your child got to CEGEP, not any more.. PQ would make language law tougher - Montreal - CBC News
Then don't move to quebec how hard is this to understand
Then don't move to quebec how hard is this to understand
Because some of us are born and raised in Quebec and have large extended families, social networks, and lives in our home province and have no desire to leave, but are made very nervous when the government's official position is to treat us like very unwelcome immigrants until we disappear. Not right. But the main issue is that it's a restriction of opportunity to our Francophone brother's who are just looking to bridge the gap and gain some new skills. They're adults at that age, they should be allowed to go to whatever school they bloody well please and what the government thinks of it be damned.
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