Comments on: Bill 104: While English Canada Obsesses Over Language Mafia Takes Over Montreal

By: RoryBellows

RoryBellows — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:13 +0000

This one is probably my favourite

http://louisprefontaine.com/2009/11/04/mythe-exil-francophones-banlieues

By: RoryBellows

RoryBellows — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:37:41 +0000

Yea, I capisce. But I never claimed that the anglo media doesn’t do that.

I can find you hundreds of denials just from this blog of the french media’s bias on language issues, but when it comes to anglo media, pretty much every anglo will admit that the Gazette is shit, so I don’t know why you think the Gazette is the only player in that game.

By: AM

AM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:22:34 +0000

“Show me one article/quote or anything to this effect.”

Sorry, meant to say show me anything to the effect that the “Anglo media” claim they do not go on about the language issue.

By: AM

AM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:20:34 +0000

You’re not really enjoying this are you? You have to admit there is a lot of talk about the Anglo and ethnic votes in French language media.

“The difference is the the Anglos media claims they don’t, yet totally do.”

I hope you’re not serious about this statement. Show me one article/quote or anything to this effect. The media are going to report on anything that they believe will sell newspapers or attract viewers. Why would they choose not to address the language if it sells?

By: angryfrenchguy

angryfrenchguy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:53 +0000

“So, you’re denying that just about every Quebecois blogger is obsessing over a language issue? Cuz that was the point you made a week ago, that the Quebecois don’t do that. Remember?”

No I didn’t. Although I certainly enjoyed pointing out how much the Anglo media totally gets off on language, I certainly never claimed the Franco media didn’t do it too.

The difference is the the Anglos media claims they don’t, yet totally do. Capiche? Do you need me to start writing a “Simple English’” version of this blog?

By: RoryBellows

RoryBellows — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:07:29 +0000

So, you’re denying that just about every Quebecois blogger is obsessing over a language issue? Cuz that was the point you made a week ago, that the Quebecois don’t do that. Remember?

Of course the Gazette sank her from the start, and now the journalists on your team are letting their bias out. I, for one am enjoying it.

By: angryfrenchguy

angryfrenchguy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:56:22 +0000

…”your angry french bretheren are tearing their shirts off over those scummy anglo voters.”

Right. And it is Harel and Vision Montréal that made this election about language…

http://angryfrenchguy.com/2009/03/17/montreal-mayor-gerald-tremblay-bets-re-election-on-race-card/

http://angryfrenchguy.com/2009/03/13/the-ignoble-character-assassination-of-louise-harel/

And who is it exactly that spent months describing a woman who speaks four, yes four languages: French, English, Spanish and Catalan, as an “unilingual sovereigntist” http://www.vigile.net/Harel-will-have-a-polarizing just because she does not happen to speak ENGLISH like a native speaker?

By: RoryBellows

RoryBellows — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:43:43 +0000

Seriously man, if you gotta find it a bit funny that one week ago, you were wrting this piece about anglos obsession with language issues and then boom, like clockwork, your angry french bretheren are tearing their shirts off over those scummy anglo voters.

Even Pierre Curzi, mister “in an independant Quebec, we’d have more teeth to deal with anglos” has chimed in with another brilliant idea, to have the state somehow ensure that the Quebecois not leave “their” city for the ‘burbs. Please. please, please elect this guy as your party leader next.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:39:07 +0000

“I just wanted to wish the Mafia a hearty congratulations on their resounding victory in the Montreal Mayoral elections. ”

It’s unfortunate but sometimes the choice is not between good and bad, but between bad and worse. As in this case, where we had a city administrator embroiled in a corruption scandal, versus a devoted ideologue.

The people made their choice and chose the lesser evil.

-allo

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:32:52 +0000

“12 visible minority candidates.”

sell outs.