CFN-Earlier today members of the local Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa area Canadians for Language Fairness – CLF umbrella group in front of Cornwall’s taxpayer-funded French-only medical clinic.
In late May the groups converged in Chesterville, catching James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, quite off-guard. We covered that story. That day some members carried a makeshift coffin decrying the (near) death of democracy in Canada. Today they were sporting a cardboard bus and shouting: “Back of the bus, English; know your place.” The groups are drawing attention to the apparent lack of fairness in current language laws, their interpretation and heavy public funding of minority language groups outside of the province of Quebec. Today, they were specifically pointing out the disparity in funding and access to service, whereby hospitals and clinics are being pushed to be 100% bilingual or French-only, while English-only is no longer an option.
In our video clip you’ll see and hear their demonstration as well as hear from some participants, including a few newcomers.
What a bunch of garbage that I have read here.
Please read Reality check comment.
It is quite explicit as per 5th criterion’ accesibility that NOONE WILL be DISCRIMINATED.
As far as I am concerned, the french medical centre(s) are
out of bounds, and so is the CHT for allowing this situation to happen.
Have a nice day tomorrow,folks
RE: Chris Cameron,
I will be blunt. You have many great people in your group, yourself included, but I think people such as Tammy Hart have poisoned the well and have led you down the wrong path.
The humour I mentioned earlier was only to bring some breath of fresh air to a stale topic.
I highly respect your cause due to the fact that my mother is a anglophone health care worker and has been for a long time.
I even considered calling you to help your group but I have yet to see how I could support such actions as this protest.
My wife is Bilingual and my father francophone and this act is as discrimanatory as the actions taken by the hospital agaisnt the people you are fighting for.
Two wrongs don’t make a right and despite the vulgar and blunt comment earlier, which I now see as a little harsh, I wrote the childish remark to show you that this how your group is currently being perceived. I AM SORRY for any offence and if you meet me in person you will see I am very blue collared and love comedy. The reference was funny especially seeing Tammy Hart sent to the “back of the bus”!
Continue the good fight but you should be looking to get everyone on your side and not just those looking to stir the pot for personal gain! You have some great people but have followed through on some not so well thought out ideas.
PS – I like the principal idea just not the figure heads you have chosed or the venues. Would respect me more for being dishonest or would you rather me be honest and straight forward – NO BS?
Thank You,
Mike Bedard
Mike………trust me on this one, you have lost no credibility whatsoever by your comments. Many citizens feel the same. They made similar comments……actually they found the demonstration tacky to say the least. If you have intentions of running for office some day, have no fear, this “small group” will have no impact on your political future. It seems when one speaks up here and doesn’t agree with the “leader of the pack” and his followers they get pelted.
Cory the only ones causing a division is none other then the “equality” or whatever they are called. There was no problem and no division until someone who was not qualified was turned down for a job.
silent franco……….you hit the nail on the head………”they are the problem” and shamefully they are trying to create even more. Not to worry because the gov and institutions recognize the need and the benefits of a bilingual country.
Here’s a solution: Allow for the privatization of health care.
That way you can go to whichever clinic which best suits your needs and you won’t be paying for someone else’s clinic.
You are right Stella. Mike has NOTHING to worry about. That is confirmed by the recent polll in the standard Freeholder. Over 90% of the citizens of Cornwall support the LFA or “whatever we are called” as you say. Mike can win if he can win over the less than 9%. Boy you are a joke when you talk.
Lolochuck..Scientific poll is it or the same people vote over and over to slant the result.?..C`mon.. We did not just fall of the turnip truck if that is your idea of “support” . it is woeful..
funny how claims of 90% support for lfa is misinterpreted because very few visible signs of actual bodies,.. maybe next “rally” they can have cutouts like their bus!
Stella, respectively, is it LFA group that are causing the protests in Moncton? Is it LFA group that is causing hundreds of people to blog on the Globe and Mail about language issues? Is it LFA members that are writing very personal, very humble stories as shown by the responses to my recent Letter to the Editor titled, “Language Debate won’t be solved by us.”
You may be giving too much credit to LFA. If anything, I think LFA may be playing a part in demonstrating to people that it’s okay to talk about this issue of language that once seemed to be so taboo.
With Regards,
Cory
Ok les hab……why don’t you arrange for a scientific poll? You and all of your FLSA buddies have all of our tax $$$$$ to fund it……GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
les habitants…..that “cut out” comment was hilarious.
lolo I may be a joke….but I will refrain from telling you what I think of you and your silly poll…..adm. would probably delete it. **Smile**
lolo you can fool some of the people some of the time with your innacurate polls etc etc…….please give people credit people where credit is due……..do you think that the citizens are fools? I seen enough foolishness on the video to last me a lifetime…..
Then close your eyes stella….you may then see the light!!!!!!
Cory, respectfully…..I personally do not care what is happening in Moncton nor do I care about the Globe and Mail or the blogs. What I do care about is Cornwall where I was born, raised and will probably be laid to rest. I care about “OUR HOSPITAL” and their growth and our fair city and it’s growth. I care about peace and harmony among it’s citizens (as it’s always been) and I also care about our image and the perception people have of us. What is appalling is that your group doesn’t see it that way and they are desperetely trying to destroy what we have. Tell me who in their right mind would try to destroy our health care and bash the hospital every chance they get? Tell me who in their right mind and who have a little class would interfer with politicians who are gathering for a meeting? Tell me who in their right mind and who have a little class would approach anyone without trying to schedule a meeting first. Who in their right mind would stand on a busy street yelling ad nauseum “Go to the Back of the bus” I hate the fact that Cornwall is passing for fools because of a few that are crying discrimination and trying to seperate and segregate our city. Do us all a favor……..picket elsewhere…..we don’t need nor do we want the BS.
tres bien dit Stellabystarlight…and don`t forget the attempt to blockade or complain to volunteers during a local fundraiser on air . a crass attempt to force their message beyond taste. Encouraging callers to complain and tell why they won`t donate while tying up calling lines and verbally complaining to volunteers who have nothing to do with hiring policies. the wheels came off the bus that day!!!
Stella run for office if you care so much! I can see you feel pretty strongly about things but typing blogs here won’t help much, will it? I know you respectively mean these things but you have to acknowledge that things cannnot keep going on with the caste system as it is now.
It’s nice that you care so much fo Cornwall but put some of this caring to good use? If for instance, you disagree with Chris and the others so much, then why the hell are you not out there trying to at least explain how you and others like you feel? Why didn’t you take me up on meeting me?
You wrote: ” Cory, respectfully…..I personally do not care what is happening in Moncton nor do I care about the Globe and Mail or the blogs. What I do care about is Cornwall where I was born, raised and will probably be laid to rest.
Stella, this notion of regionalism is what is dangerous in the first place! When people turn a blind eye to what is happening outside of their small sphere of influence then look what happens in history!
You wrote: ” I care about peace and harmony among it’s citizens (as it’s always been) and I also care about our image and the perception people have of us.” (I’m assuming your speaking of Cornwall!
Stella, peace and harmony has rarely existed in Cornwall! Let’s talk about smuggling. Let’s talk about Project Truth. Let’s talk about the loss of the entire textile, pulp and paer industry! And an host of other subjects as well, right. I would love to see Cornwall one day be a great place to live and work, too!
You wrote: “Tell me who in their right mind and who have a little class would interfer with politicians who are gathering for a meeting?”
Well, perhaps a group that was desperate and who had requested to meet with the same politicians 3 times over, that’s who!!
Cory you are a very smart guy. Points always come across perfectly. The unfortunate part of it all is that ms starlight is in her own regional corner with blinders!!!!!!!!!! Cornwall with peace and harmony????? HA! Who is she kidding?
Another question is who in their right mind could fail to see the inequality that has occurred over the years. It’s so much easier to ignore or deny if one is benefiting from all this.
If there really was so much peace and harmony among it’s citizens (as it’s always been) then what was the need of all this change since the 60s. Why a new charter? Why Official Bilingualism ? Why Bill 101 in Quebec?
It’s time for some people to take off those blinders and to see the complete picture of what is happening.
I’m here because like so many I do care about Moncton, Dieppe, Saint John, Fredericton, Oromocto, Campbellton and Cornwall and Russell Township and Owen Sound and on and on and on.I also care for my fellow Canadians and my Country.
Those on here who couldn’t refute Abraham Loncoln’s quotes chose to attach the man himself as if by doing so would make those quotes any less powerful. Will you also attack the bible which was the inspiration for ‘a house devided’?
All this crap has been going on for years and years. I can remember as a child I attended Christ the King Parish in Eamer’s Corners. It was within walking distance and there were both English and French masses. That went on for a long time. Then all of a sudden all of the English were told that they had to go elsewhere…that they would not even try to accommodate. I remember this distinctly because that was the year that I was a teenager and wanted to join the youth group at the church. I was told(under Father Dube’s group that we could attend but they would not speak to us in English at all so we might as well go elsewhere! How Christian like…..what an example. Now that I think back, I don’t know if I am more angry/hurt by the people that carried out that cruel behaviour or the ones making the rules. All was well but 100% French no matter who you hurt. Now some of the French churches are closing because there are not enough French parishioners. What an illusion you have made for society and have hurt and left out so many people along the way and I am not only talking English people. What would be really nice would be to see some head honchos with a good idea instead of ones that continually promote segregation!
I purposely wrote a quote from “Reality” comments above, that was from CHT. Noone acknowledge the truth of the matter.
Thank you,Reality,the people concerned are very quiet, aren’t they.
They know that info is to be the gospel truth, but are hiding their heads in the sand and hoping noone will action it.
Everyone wants action,but,their not ready to action.
So,talk is cheap is it not?
Have a nice day, tomorrow is friday, time let loose.
Thanks Lolochuck for the comment. I would love to meet all of you in person one day. Who knows, I’ll be in Cornwall during the week of August 5 to visit family.
Cory, with all due respect for you and your views, let me say this: You ask me me “why in the hell do I not get out there and share my views” You know my views. From what I and others have experienced on this site, do you honestly think anyone would be interested in trying to discuss our views? It is very difficult to exchange and share views with people who dislike you to begin with and with people who are determined to do harm to our health care system and in the interum create animosity.
Cory you say look at what happens when people only look regionally etc etc. and look what happens when one only looks in their small sphere. Look what is happening in the Middle East where people are looking outside their sphere. Is that what you want here? That everyone who is not happy starts a group and fights for what they believe in. You don’t think that that type of attitude is not dangerous? I don’t think that anyone in their right mind wants to make history that way.
Sorry Cory, plant closures, project truth, smuggling etc etc has nothing to do with the language issue. I fail to understand the correlation between those aforementioned issues and peace and harmony within the context of language. Language was never an issue until Chris was turned down for a job that he was unqualified for. After the famous letter, he jumped on the bandwagon. Perhaps you can answer this queston. Why wasn’t his so called discrimination case fought at the time of the occurence if he felt that in fact it was discrimination? That would have been the time to fight it. Had he fought it and won his case, we wouldn’t even be having this discussion. The discrimination accusiations would have been nipped in the bud.
Re: meeting……Nice of you to admit that they were desperate but do you not think that a more professional approach and past actions by the “leader of the pack” and his followers could have anything to do with the group being ignored as far as requesting a meeting is concerned? One attract bees with honey……
La da da….no more false illusions.
Language was always a problem…..well at least for the last 40 or so years. Most people were trying to live in harmony, gave in to Quebec’s demands and then bent over backwards to help “preserve their dying culture”. Now when in involves EVERYONE ELSE being SECOND CLASS CITIZENS it is time to blow that old horn. Call it whatever you like, get your laughs, name call and babble on incoherently. The sleeping giant is awake and will no longer be trampled on.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by:
The United Nations General Assembly
Definition of genocide
Article 2 of the Convention defines genocide as: any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national; ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
2. (b): Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
2. (c): Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
2. (e): Forcibly transferring children of one group to another group.
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Article 2[3]
The following articles relate to all unilingual-English Speaking New Brunswicker’s.
Article 2 (a): “Mental harm”
Article 2 ©: Refusing job opportunities due to bilingualism. Francophone’s are currently employed in 90% of the management positions within the New Brunswick Civil Service and 60% of the financial sector.
Article 2 (e) Forcing children of unilingual-English families to learn French exclusively (currently happening in northern N.B.) Children from Unilingual-English parents, receive as little as 3-1/2 hours of classes, of English language curriculum per week from “English language illiterate” Francophone teachers.
Article 3 defines the crimes that can be punished under the convention:
(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide.
— Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Article 3[3]
Adopted by 140 states including Canada.
The government of Canada and the government of New Brunswick are guilty of Genocide.
French canadians have a gene thats identifiable to North America created in Acadia, along with enlightment which was then brought to France which then advanced the entire world.And the English came and tried to destroy Gods work and failed .
The over 30 milliion French in North America, a large native youth and rising , South America becoming strong , i would worry if i were you . Happy Pride Day!
@barry so article 17 in Ontario was ok by you ccoeding to your description of human rights…. because that is exatcly what “language fairness all” is invoking……going back to the days of everyone else pays taxes including french descent and french speaking Canadians to uphold the Anglophone Only and first Agenda … Too bad the fella describing the issues does not know that there are 3 other clinics to service the english in perfect english communication helped and paid for by yes french taxpayers too!!! Segregation is the term used when minorities are denied rights and privileges by seperation from another group.. I thougth the LFA claimed all english unilingual majority are right all the time.. how can they saycomplain segregation when they are not the minority here? and when the facility is booked solid with patients ?? no reasnable person who knows the facts would enlist this…it is valid question waitng for an answer… omission is not a fact it is a tactic of propaganda…
Hmmmm…check out the comments at the Freeholder. Person writes that the only reason they use the French clinic is because there is no wait time. They are bilingual and could use both. Why is there no wait time?!?!? We watched hardly anyone enter during the 2 hour protest. Guess the uniligual French must be getting more doctor time…….1-2 hrs per patient. No wonder they are not busy when you book’em in that way!
maybe they are just efficient lolochuck i`ve been to doctors appointments where the office is almost empty because the doctor is doing his hospital rounds that day or morning.. did that not occur to you?
lolo…….Ususally I ignore and don’t respond to your post because in all honesty they are always inaccurate and not always honest. Where in h@ll do you get your information? A friend of mine who is french by the way **s** has recently tried to get into Le Centre de l’Estrie as a patient. Because they are not taking any new patients she is going to the FRENCH clinic in Alexandria. So please before you post be sure you know what you are talking about and be sure your post are factual…..
Why is there no wait time you say? Thought you could clue in but I guess not…..hello!!!! because of their effcienciency and because, it is not a turnstile operation where the more patients they see in one day the better………so to make it simple for you……..they book according to the patients needs and the time it will take: To make it even easier for you, I will expalin. Example: If one is going in for a flu shot compared to a physical……….hoping by now you got the picture…….always here to help you **smile**
Ok stella because you are French you are always right and I am English so everything I say is wrong. That is why there is a problem in this country because of ignorant people like you. I quoted a post by a bilingual person in the Freeholder. What makes my post, your posts or anyone else’s any more truthful? I have never used that clinic, apparently these people have. Anyway, French doctors are also more efficient as well. You are a waste of breath…..I will no longer respond to your stupidity.
100% bilingual health clinic.
Hospital requires all new hires bilingual .
All provincial institutions required bilingual .
French only clinic -no English allowed .
segregation exists in Canada !
Health Canada -all people to get service -IT IS ILLEGAL TO REFUSE SERVICE -Yet in Cornwall service refused on the basis of language!
ENGLISH GET TO THE BACK OF THE BUS -YOU KNOW YOUR PLACE!
All this for the simple price of $623,000,000 for that 4% of the population -It is more important then the welfare because bilingual budget was not touched by cuts.
Thanks LFA you are doing a great job informing the public and standing up against something that is ethically wrong -DESCRIMINATION.
No one culture should have more rights /opportunities then another,all should be respected equally -this statement no longer represents Canada-we have a class system similar to India .
LETS VOTE ON BILINGUALISM LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE
I implore all of you that we no longer waste anymore time attempting to show how silly this issue of bilingualism has become to those who have an agenda to support it. Instead, I suggest we write to our MPP’s., MP’s and send more ‘Letters to the Editors’ as a step in the right direction towards ending language inequality.
I’ve re-read many of our posts this morning that have been written over these last couple of months. There is a trend here that needs to be brought to light. I’ve noticed that whenever we write of an injustice that has taken place, French language advocates of these posts are quick to dismiss legitimate questions that are raised and instead derail our concerns by instigating immediate attacks upon our standing on the issue. Rather than focus upon the question itself, say, for example, “Why is there a French only Clinic whenever a bilingual one will suffice?”, many will wait until a few comments have been made and then attack the position of the blogger and not defend the action of having a French language clinic itself.
I always wondered about that sort of behaviour. It’s like a politician who consistently attacks his esteemed counterpart’s position yet really doesn’t have one of their own.
In any case, as a reminder, once again let’s not get sidetracked by those who would rather see us fail. It’s not that productive and hinders our progress. We can’t afford to lose focus. Instead of responding to them, let’s write a letter or two to our elected representatives. It’s got to be more productive than responding to those whom we can’t reach regardless of how hard we try.
avoiding questions is your tactic Cory…if as you now say bilingual services will do, rather than french services, how do you propose to maintain the bilingual effect in daily life without allowing the french language to grow and educate? the flaw in the plan is it can`t be done with the stance your LFA has taken…and it is indeed your “group” and beth Trudeau who constantly attack an equal partner in the language landscape of Canada.. don`t be surprised if your ideas are understood for what they are… break up canada… and like newfie Boyz comment lol at least with Quebec gone the drive to Toronto will be shorter… Pq is a major contributor to federal taxes in Canada and a major employer.. not to mention the first part of Canada as we know it…. your campaign is what it is …run for office and see what the constituents really think of this wayward idea of LFA and CLF…. your blockading attempts are embarassing..
Regulation 17 is dead and gone… …
Cory…..OMG I can’t believe this. Talking of legitimate questions? I will ask you again for perhaps the 4th time: Your group is crying discrimination and are TRYING to convince the population that it is factual, that being said, when Chris failed to get the job at CCH and felt so strongly that there was discrimination, why did he not fight it at the time of the occurence? He could have solved the language issue right there and then had he won…………problem solved. The language issue and hiring policies would have had to be revisited. He could have proven without a doubt that yes there is discrimination and we wouldn’t even be having these discussions that seperate the citizens and harm our health care system.
Cory…..french clinic, french clinic, french clinic is all we hear about. For the record and a reminder to all your followers there are 3 clinics and the emergency to serve your needs. Is that not enough? It seems your group is grasping at straws and will say anything whether it is factual or not to try and prove discrimination……it is becoming a farce among many citizens. Desperate people do desperate things in their desperation **s**
You see Cory the advise you gave your followers regarding not posting but writing to the elected offcials is a sign of (for lack of a better word) cowardice even though I must admit it would be the proper thing to do rather then standing on a busy street yelling “Go to the back of the bus……LOL OMG too funny. If you could only be true to yourself and to others who use this site you would agree that our comments where not always derogatory. When being attacked and accused we respond accordingly and defend our views…..as you do. Please don’t be pointing the finger at us only.
In closing I would like to say this: The advise you gave your followers about not responding is good advise to them, because when one cannot prove without a doubt that in fact there is discrimination the best action one can take is pulling away from from the discussion like you advised your followers. Keep up the good work!!!!
Cory Cameron wrote: ”I implore all of you that we no longer waste anymore time attempting to show how silly this issue of bilingualism has become to those who have an agenda to support it. Instead, I suggest we write to our MPP’s., MP’s and send more ‘Letters to the Editors’ as a step in the right direction towards ending language inequality.”
Well, if this issue of bilingualism, as you’ve said, has become so silly, that’s only because you and those unmitigated nitwits of Beth Trudeau, Christopher Cameron, Debbie Cameron, Laurie Branchaud, Mary Bray, Kim McConnell, Tammy Hart et al. brought it up in the first place, as I thought that we were long past it. *Facepalm* :.(
Oh yeah! So, dude, you’d want to convince every single one of those who are French-speaking to consent to what would probably lead to their own total demise in cultural terms? Why don’t you try to convince a firefighter that he doesn’t need his helmet and other gears to survive while doing his job. *Double facepalm*
Baby, you asked “how to maintain the bilingual effect in daily life without allowing the french language to grow and educate?”
Easy, dear. Grow it yourself within your community like any other ethnic group does. You are not “special”, darling. Never were. Never will be. Suck it up and move on, sweety. ONE COUNTRY, ONE LANGUAGE is the future of English Canada. We could allow your ‘bilingual effect” once you grow to 50%. Until then, chao! *BIG SMILE*
If I run for office will you support me, Les Habitants? Thanks Stella, Les Habitants and Le Renard Bleu. It’s so nice to have my own Press Corps!
I challenge all of you to follow my career on your days off. So guys, unfortunately that means no applying for Government of Canada funding. I hope you’re all okay with that though?
Still, keep the hate up guys! As they say, ‘Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all!”
List of Duties:
Stella, I want my coffee extra large double double from Tims every working day by 9:00am. By the time you start work at 9:15am, I want you to have started your first proposal for unilingual English funding for supporting unilingual English causes. I suggest you start with government sources and work your way to private enterprises.
Les Habitants, you’re not too shabby at supporting your arguments. I propose you begin writting articles in support of us. I see some fairness in you and potential patawan!
Le Renard Bleu, I haven’t sparred with you but I think in due time I can find some use for you. We all have a use, right?!
Now that I have my own Press Corps…you’d better all get to work for me. Ready, Set, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Le Renard Blue, are you saying that having equal job opportunities with Anglophones means total demise for Francophones? If your language and culture isn’t more rigorous than that then maybe it should suffer total demise.
Is that suppose to be funny…..oh ok hahahaha!!!
Before I start working for you and accept your offer of employment I need an answer to this question. I will even give you a week to try to make an answer up. For the 5th time……here goes…..when Chris failed to get the job at the CCH and felt so strongly that is was discrimination, why did he not fight discrimination at the time of the occurence? If after a week you haven’t came up with an answer, I could help you find it. **s** See I am willing to help in any way I can. Thinking we would work well together.
Cory you are tooooooooo funny but oh so right!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stella do you have any idea how many times CCH employees have filed grievances because they were overlooked for the position they applied to because they didn’t meet the language requirement? Many before Chris and many after. You see Stella they cannot and do not win. Under the present Ontario Human Rights Code they don’t have a valid complaint. I believe this answers your question, so I say your good to go to work.
Rosie,,, go to the union ..if the union does not back you there is no case of discrimination..they support multicultural and language develepment too….. obviously the qualifications for whatever jobs were not met for whatever reason
@Reg Coffey: Oh, I’m sure the Anglophones can have the same opportunities as the Francophones who have gone through the trouble of learning English as a second language if they, too, go through the trouble of learning a second language, which would be French in their case.
Recently I went to a Service Ontario office to have a new copy of my driving license – because I’d lost it somewhere while shopping – where there was supposed to be bilingual service. Naturally I asked for French service and I got it. Now it was obvious that the employee who helped me was a native English speaker but he had got that job nonetheless. Why? Because, unlike you intellectually lazy bones, he’d learned a second language, namely French. That had been the requirement for this job, and he’d shown that he was able to meet it. So it’s not only the Francophones who can take advantage of such employment opportunities. QED!
So what you’ve told me is totally irrelevant. How many times will you have to be told?!? Learn French, or apply for other types of jobs, dang it!
Finally, since you obviously couldn’t care less whether the French language keeps on thriving or eventually disappears in this country in the long term, I hardly see why I should have any respect for you. Ciao!
Mr Cory cameron your lfa and Galganov and Beth trudeau followers are too anti-Canadian for me… thanks for the invite though our philosphy`s are not in anyway compatible.. extremism is not my thing when it involves cutting doen a whole part of Canadian culture…. Tell Big Smile that the law says 2 officila languages.. evrywhere where wanted… english is welcome here too!!!that`s why we are typing in English!!
I can understand that mr Cory if you run for office you will have to give receipts for donations … check the rules.. so far your campainging efforts are “suspect” if you hope to garner support through the back door of financing without revealing receipts to elections Canada..
To Big Smile if you use french taxpayers nmoney for english only education, healthcare and political clout.. you are missing the equality component to our Charte Of Rights…. and lost in the rhetoric
Stella I can’t answer a question for Chris, but Chris can. I’m not comfortable answering something that’s not directed towards me. But I think you can answer a question for me, right, seeing is you are the answer to a question that nobody ever asks?
Rosie thank-you for trying to answer my question……but your answer just doesn’t cut it. You said” Do you know how many employees filed grievances etc etc. Hmmm it seems to me when the first grievance was filed and the employee was told he/she had no case, why would “so many” (as you say) file a grievance afterwards. Trying to figure that one out……especially when they knew they had no case from the get go.
Until someone has taken part or sat through an interview, no one can say for sure what went on or what was said during that interview. People sometimes will say anything to save face. So I guess it is fair to say…….it may or may have not be related just to language when an applicant was turned down for a job.
Les habitants…thank-you for the heads up about donations………something important to keep in mind.
@silent majority 2: Oh yeah! Hey, pop quiz for you, dumba–! What credibility can a person have if she or he thanks the organisation – LFA in this specific case – that she/he has founded herself/himself, and incorrectly spells the very word that is at the root of her/his reasoning? Not to mention that the ”Language Fairness for All’ group – isn’t this name a little too similar to that of the other one, which is based in Ottawa? – really is the KKK. And just so you know, that abbreviation would stand for the ”Kristopher Kameron Klan”… 😀 lol!