Comments on: Bill 101, hum… 101… The Sign Law

By: Québecautochtone

Québecautochtone — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:44:37 +0000

The claim that Québec French is not native to Québec is laughable. It is spoken nowhere else and has been spoken here for hundreds of years. Why not ask the Inuits to cross back to Asia while you’re at it?

Fact is, Québec protects Native Languages much better than Canada does. Inuktitut is quckly losing ground in Iqualuit and Nunavik as a whole, it is not losing an inch in Northern Québec and even gains speakers among the kids of people that move there, and that’s GREAT. Because in Québec, we recognize the right of indigenous peoples to protect, develop and share their languages.

By: angryfrenchguy

angryfrenchguy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:06:17 +0000

I will take your comment seriously when you write it in Cree or Inuktitut.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:11:46 +0000

Difference between Nunavut’s Inuktituk, our Cree, and Quebecois’ french: One was the local language and one is an immigrant one.

The argument can be made that a new comer should learn the local language and not the other way around. This argument only works for cree and inuktituk.

Not for french. French people came some 4 hundred years ago and brought their language, exposed aboriginals to diseases, and depleted local resources.

What legitimacy does a European language have in North America? What legitimacy does french have over english, german, italian, chinese, or korean?

Grosso modo, une langue etrangere reste une langue etrangere peu importe la proportion de la population qui la connait. Eduquons la prochaine generation des Quebecois en Cree et en Inuktituk.

By: Ganry36

Ganry36 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:02 +0000

At the same time, I have to admit that a lot of blacks act exactly as he describes, and unless they get rid of this mindset, they will not become productive members of society. ,

By: Gangster39

Gangster39 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:08:37 +0000

My first day back was a little bit rough. ,

By: Kriss

Kriss — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:08:04 +0000

“Only English bookstores segregate books”

That’s right! That must be the insular complex…

By: Kriss

Kriss — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:52:46 +0000

“English-speaking people are not the only ones reading English books. I buy them all the time. Why should books be exempt from the rules?”

I agree rules are rules, and sometimes rules don’t match the needs. Like when I wait three minutes for a green light at 4 in the morning when I am totally alone in the streets.
I still obey the rules and wait, even if there is no traffic.

By: angryfrenchguy

angryfrenchguy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:34:32 +0000

“english signs have to be half the signs of the french signs. what does that mean.”

The funny thing is, if you go to an english bookstore, the signs in the diffent sections have to be in french first…for english books…”

English-speaking people are not the only ones reading English books. I buy them all the time. Why should books be exempt from the rules?

By the way, visit a French library one day, such as Renaud-Bray or Olivieri. You will see that non-fiction books in French and English are side by side on the shelves. Only English bookstores segregate books…

By: Kriss

Kriss — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:14:27 +0000

“english signs have to be half the signs of the french signs. what does that mean.”

The funny thing is, if you go to an english bookstore, the signs in the diffent sections have to be in french first…for english books…

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:09:19 +0000

also if italians, or lebanese or any other cultures have still not lost their languages. so why are you french people freaking out! they could hold on to their languages you could to.