From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Subject: Re: Welcome to Quebec/repressed liberties
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 16:33:55 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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From article <726121338.AA03651@illusion.tpg.org>,
by Marc.Savard@p300.f0.n1726.z0.illusion.tpg.org
Marc Savard wrote:-
> ** On a computer far far away, Steve Potter wrote to All:
> 

("far away" ? :-) )

>  SP> NON! Nous n'avons pas tous le meme access a l'education!  :-(((((
> 
> Explique-toi.
> 

This was picking up on a statement made by someone else who said "nous
avons tous le meme access a l'education".

Marc m'a demande' de m'expliquee'.

I have stated (a number of times) that we do NOT all have the same access
to education in Quebec.

Chapter viii of Bill 101, and the fact that paragraph 23(1)(a) of the 
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is not applicable in Quebec,
make it legally possible for about 12,000 English speaking children in
this province to be DENIED access to education in their own language
schools. (If the parents attempt to obtain their certificate of 
eligibility for instruction in English the children are actually
"declare' ineligible pour l'instruction en anglaise" !!!!)

Hardly a demonstration of open-mindedness and tolerance! :-(

> 
>  SP>                 ****************************************************
>  SP>                 *                                                  *
>  SP>                 *               BIENVENUE AU QUEBEC                *
>  SP>                 *                                                  *
>  SP>                 *                       ou                         *
>  SP>                 *                                                  *
>  SP>                 * "nous avons suspendu les libertes fondamentales" *
>  SP>                 *                                                  *
>  SP>                 *                       {Premier Robert Bourassa}  *
>  SP>                 *                                 {14 Mars, 1989}  *
>  SP>                 *                                                  *
>  SP>                 ****************************************************
> 
> Bravo pour tes efforts de rapprochements.. Tu fais reelement beaucoup
> d'efforts afin de changer l'etiquette de bornes, stupides et "close-monded"
> apposee aux anglophone
> 

Roughly translated:-

'Congratulations for you trying to get closer (... to the francophones).  
 You are really making a lot of effort to change the impression people have
 of anglophones:  stupid and close-minded, ("close-monded" not open to the
 world? :-) )".'


What Bourassa said in the National Assembly on March 14th, 1989 is a
matter of public record.

I'm sorry if it upsets you too.

> 
> ... Mental Floss prevents Moral Decay.
> 

Better find a huge supply for Quebec before it is too late! 


P.S. I suggest we move this discussion to can.politics now.


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