It’s only right to open up to ”ANY” culture. English people also happen to be human beings you know.

My ancestors come from Quebec.. I’m more of a Quebecer then most people here. Most Quebecers I could say are imposters who come from Ireland. Learn your history.

I understand why my ancestors left. Who wants to live with such rude and impolite people.

it’s a good thing there are still some good hearted Quebecers here or I would have been gone a long time ago.

What became of Rene Simard? I well remember how throngs of Torontonians would sit in front of their televisions, anxiously awaiting the next offering from that talented monsieur. Of course, the heavily subsidized CBC could always be relied upon to discover some new “talented” Quebecois. How wonderful it was to watch some unknown baguette boy warbling a charming french ditty, followed by the nightly news accounts of Rene Levesque’s latest efforts to shred the country.

To think, Celine Dion has gone Vegas! I would have thought that Sin City would have already filled its quota of french whores……I guess there’s always room for one more.

My best friend of 25 years lives in Montreal. He’s lived there since ’84 and he loves it. He and his wife are comfortable there, Its their home.
Thinking back, when we were young kids growing up, I didn’t care that he was a “Viau”, and he didn’t care that I was a “Gregory”
Later on, as we grew up, we had some bad arguements, and went through different experiences obviously too over the years over this French/English crap, and we finally came to the realization that our friendship, and our trust in that, was more important than any political language hoopla.
And THAT, my friends’ no one can “separate”, Constitution or no Constitution,…, whatever.
I’m still a little jealous of him because his French and English is extremely well, whereas my French sucks’. But we both know that if I was raised in (French-speaking)Montreal I would have a much better handle on my French. ok, maybe he still doesn’t think that ;)
Anyway, if more Canadians had more of the relationship that I am proud to still have with my friend, well what can I say but tabarnak, Canada would not be having these stupid problems today.
Give it all another dozen generations or so, if us humans are all still around, and it won’t matter any more, because we will ALL be multicultural, whether we know it or not. Ecouter ?
:)

cheers/salut my friends.

Methinks you’re just looking for stuff. There are distinctions between citizens and non-citizens all around the world, as there are strict controls on political party financing in many places (seen by most people as a progressive thing BTW), and there are sub-national entities like Swiss cantons that are empowered to grant citizenship.

Personally, I don’t really care whether Quebec (within Canada) gets its own citizenship or not. But to try and portray it as some evil thing (especially when the bar to obtain it is relatively low and virtually identical to that found in many other places) is just a canard if you ask me.

Some people are just hyper allergic to any manifestation of Quebec’s distinctiveness or flirtations with greater autonomy.

The Province of Quebec must restore English as an Official Language of the Province. Both English and French should have equal rights and privileges and be treated the same under the Law. Such Laws like Bill 22 (Official Language Act) that illegaly and unconstitutionaly removed English as an Official Language made French the Sole Official Language of the Province of Quebec and other such anti-English Language Laws like Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language) is just disgusting and should no be allowe to exist in a 21st Century Democracy. The Constitution Act of 1867 Established both English and French as Official Languages of the Dominion of Canada and it’s Province of Quebec. French is still an Official Language of the Dominion of Canada, why can’t English be an Official Language of the Province of Quebec, this does not seem fair to mee. The French Language survived and thrived in the Province of Quebec for over 200 Years when both English and French were Official Languages. I say that the Province of Quebec should not be Unilingual (French) Speaking but a Bilingual (English-French) Speaking Province. Both English and French Languages and Cultures should be protected snd celebrated in the Province of Quebec.

Constitution Act of 1867
Use of English and French Languages
Section 133

Either the English or the French Language may be used in the Debates of the Houses of the Parliament of Canada and of the Houses of the Legislature of Quebec and both those Languages shall be used in the respective Records and Journels of those Houses: and either of those Languages may be used by any Person in or any Pleading or Process, in or issuing from any Court of Canada established under this Act, and in or from all or any of the Courts of Quebec.

The Acts of the Parliament of Canada and of the Legislature of Quebec shall be printed and published in both those Languages.

http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html

I believe that if an Immnigrant wants to move to the Province of Quebec that he or she must know both English and French to do so. Both English and French should be manditory for the immigrants who come to the Dominion of Canada and who want to settle in the Province of Quebec. Both English and French Language Tests should be given to potential immigrants. Immigrants should be encouraged to speak both English and French when they move to the Province of Quebec.

RESTORE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ASAP.

God Save the Queen
Long Live a United Canada