Quote: “Check the history books!” As a GENEROUS gesture to the defeated French
I'm not so shure about this one mon ami, it was political move not a generous gesture because not long after that the french and the loyalist fought together the american and drive them back home. Thats was a good exemple of coalision and understanding, An exemple for our generation. We tend to have a very selective memory on some issue.
As for the law we are under british law with some napoleonic act or amendment here thats all.
As for the moron in the gouverment who apply those law and who cant read between the line are sometime make me ashame, and you are not immune of those on your side.
Dont forget our grands parents generation the only job they could expect was agricultural or factory work because the where french speaking, la caisse populaire ( a bank) was start to help those to get credit because before they could'nt even have access to that. Almost in the line of the Bremeen bank in Bangladesh. From those folk, grow the generation wich are now on power..Did you know the Air Canada before the 70's was not hiring anybody with a french name!! Still in the 90's rare were the french hire at CAnada 3000 or english at Air Transat and the story goes and goes..Like kiking us out of the confederation unilateraly..It take long time to patch the wound.
Please the time have change now lets not make te same mistake lets sit and understand each other.
We on both side have extremism but they are a minority and the one who are with some history talk around a few cold one understand, most of the time but you better have done work homework and have good arguments.
Carrier you do what you want but by saying thing like
quote... the cost of bilingualism has been imposed upon all Canadians and has contributed to making the country less competitive. The message to Quebec (and some other provinces and territories) should be “Pay your way and contribute to Canada instead of being a drain on the country.” show a complite ignorance of the political ramification they are a very SIMPLE thing to say. Notting is white or black on those issue its a give and take..
A suivre........ got a flight to do
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