From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Access to English schools
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:46:50 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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From article <12798@audetf>, by audetf@Software.Mitel.COM (Francois Audet):
> In article <1992Sep4.080518.2508@spxtech.qc.ca> steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter) writes:
>>> Quebec official language is French.  period. 
>>Quebec may declare its official language to be swahili.
>>Quebec is still a province in Canada.
>>Quebec is de facto bilingual (at least).
> 
> Ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre...
> 
> Get this:
> 	Belgium is bilingual - Flandres is unilingual and Wallonie is
> 	unilingual

irrelevant

> 	Switzerland is quatrilingual - the individual townships are
> 	not

irrelevant

> 	Canada is bilingual - All provinces but New-Brunswick are
> 	unilingual
> 
> BILINGUAL (for a country) means that different regions (in Canada
> these regions are called Provinces and are a political entity) have
> different languages.

Bilingual in the dictionary means having or expressing two languages -
Quebec is, de facto, bilingual. Whether you like it or not!

> 
> If you want to emmigrate to an ANGLOPHONE province, don't choose
> Quebec.

Are you suggesting that there is no place for anglophones in Quebec?

I emigrated to Quebec - specifically to Montreal - where there is an
English community (10%? half a million?) in a predominantly French 
environment. 

You could say "If you want to emigrate to a predominantly French province,
choose Quebec."

You can not say that a person wishing to join an English community should
not choose Quebec. That is nonsense. (But not a surprise! :-) )

> Or maybee you wouldn't be happy without anything to complain about :-)

While I DO have something to complain about I have every right to do so;
LOUDLY and OFTEN!

You have every right to argue with me about it - that's fine. You can
exaggerate, lie and throw insults if you like, too :-)

> 
>>English public schools are provided here that should be available to 
>>anyone that wants them.
> 
> Pourquoi?
> 

You are attempting to start an emotional debate about discrimination
and racism again.

I was drawn into that area before and people started insulting each
other.

So I won't say it!

>>The 1980 referendum did not indicate that the people of Quebec had
>>chosen to remain a part of Canada?
> 
> It was on a promise of a "New Federalism" by the beloved Trudeau. Boy,
> we were really fooled...

By Rene Levesque?

Did you expect him to sign?
 
>>Because I am not accepted as a fully legitimate member of my own
>>linguistic community; I do not have access to public services that
>>are available to other people; .......
> 
> Because you emmigrated to a FRANCOPHONE province. The anglo-quebecois
> minority has its privileges (or rights as you like to say). It doesn't
> mean that all british immigrants are entitled to it.

Why not?


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