From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steven C. Potter)
Newsgroups: can.general,can.politics
Subject: Re: RACISM???/Access to English schools
Date: 29 Jul 92 01:42:39 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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From article <Bs40or.Hwx@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>, by beaurega@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
 Denis Beauregard writes:-

>>  The percentage of the TOTAL Quebec population of English mother tongue
>>  has fallen from 24% in 1861 to less than 10% today.
>>
>>  I have the figures for Montreal at home - I'll dig them up later.
>>  Montreal is much higher, of course.
> 
> Maybe you will compare them with the number of francophones in Canada ;-) ?
> 

  I have accumulated a room full of information on Canada. Focusing on
  demographics, language and culture (what else?) and Education.

  If you want some figures I can probably dig them up.

  You asked for francophones in Canada: I'll look it up and post it later.

>>> 
>>> [Stuff deleted]
>>> 
>>>    ...  If it is constantly necessary to fight to have something, this is
>>> not exactly dignity.
>>
>>  Thank you!
>>
>>  You are showing signs of understanding something of my position.
>>
>>  Constantly fighting to gain the right to have your children attend the
>>  publicly funded school of your choice; in their own neighbourhood; in
>>  their own language; is not exactly "dignity" is it!?
> 
> Maybe, but nobody bought your vote by promising you dignity if you
> voted no as happened in 1980.  Moreover, you voluntarily choose
> you actual situation.

  NO, I did not!

  I chose to come to Quebec. I did not choose to be treated as a "British
  Ethnic" in a racist, intolerant, economically self-destructive .....

> 
>>
>>> Why is that "united" Canada unable to find something that Quebec will accept?
>>
>>  That's a good question.
>>
>>  Put it another way:-
>>
>>  Why is it that the nationalists in Quebec can not accept anything "united"
>>  Canada has to offer?
> 
> So, you think that Quebec shown nothing that would be acceptable since
> the 1960's for example?  Or since 1976?  So, you think that a deaf Canada
> between 1976 and Meech Lake has learned to hear since that?  Still kidding!
> BTW, united Canada has not yet made any offer in favor of Quebec.  Always
> the minimum it can let go and always less than what Quebec would expect
> from a country that's accusing Quebec of treatry just because is and was
> different (remember  Too Great a Country to be broken  in recent postings).
> 

  As Jean Chretien said of Rene Levesque:-

   "Of course, Levesque could never accept anything"

  How could he?

  The moment Quebec accepts a deal (if such a deal ever gets ratified :-))
  she gives up her ability to bargain for more.

  I don't anticipate and end to this until economic considerations become
  more important than the power game.

  Yes, I know, I see it as a power game but it is not about power it's
  about the vitality of a culture - right?

  What ever you call it - I don't see how Quebec will give up her
  bargaining power until economic considerations force her to re-consider
  her priorities.

 
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