Let’s help keep the momentum building.
On September 26, 2012 . . . South Stormont Council raised the bar for Ontario and the rest of Canada.
The South Stormont Council UNANIMOUSLY adopted a ground-breaking RESOLUTION to honour a section of Canadaās Charter of Rights and Freedoms, by committing itself to NEVER infringe upon the RIGHTS of people to fully benefit from Canadaās Charter of Rights and Freedoms, vis a vis our GUARANTEED FREEDOM of EXPRESSION, specifically in regard to the RIGHT to communicate in the language of anyoneās choice on commercial signs.
The UNRESTRICTED use of the English Language in Ontario is NOW against the law:
As of June of this year (2012), the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that even though FORCED Bilingual Sign Laws VIOLATE Freedom of Expression . . . but, because these laws favour the French language over the English language, it is appropriate to allow municipalities to take away this FREEDOM, by forcing ENGLISH businesses to post signs in French, whether the individual merchant wishes to communicate in the other language or not.
Your inalienable right to live and work in the language of your choice has been violated. So what are you going to do about it?
SHOW UP AND BE COUNTED:
At 7:00 oāclock on November 13, 2012 at the South Glengarry Town Hall, in LancasterĀ at 6 OAK STREET at theĀ corner ofĀ CTY ROAD 34, you will have the chance to be seen and heard in the language of your choice, so donāt leave the FIGHT for your FREEDOM of EXPRESSION up to others.
There is no guarantee that the Council will even want to vote on this Resolution on the 13th, likely not, since most people seem to want to leave our fight for Freedoms up to our brave troops overseas, while our political leaders are too timid to even raise their voices for our own FREEDOMS at home.
Make your voice heard and call the South Glengarry Council to tell them that you want them to pass this resolution in support of Canadaās Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Ā Township office ā 613 347-1166
Call now and tell everyone you know to call too.
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When/if private businesses are forced to carry bilingual signage, soon thereafter they would be forced to provide bilingual service. Bilingual signs are just a foot in the door. Give them an inch and they take a mile. Remember what happened to federal “service to the public where numbers warrant”?…long gone… Already, official languages commissioner Graham Fraser is dancing around forcing businesses to provide bilingual services, which is beyond the OLA scope. Does the Charter and freedom of expression really mean anything these days?
By allowing the bilingualism issue to fester we have done ourselves an injustice.
We have been far mopre tolerant and fair in treatment and respect for the french language, than the french in this country have ever been to the English.
To back this statement up, just look at racist quebec’s treatment of the English. well, its time to reclaim the majority’s place in Canada, with or without the politicians.
Organize boycotts of all that is bilingual. do NO VOLUNTEERING at ANY institution that endorses or supports bilingualim in any way shape or form. Sad but very, very necessary.
Demand to be served by English people in federal institutions and ask why when you are served by accented francophone.
Make things very, very UNCOMFORTABLE for francophones who have reaped the benefits of anti-english policies, just as anglos are made to feel uncomfortable in racist quebec.
Begin to think in terms of new political parties emerging that reflect our pro English policies that demand the constitution regarding freedom of expression be applied. Which ioncludes eastern ontario communities that want forced bilingualism.
Push MP’S hard that will not entertain English rights as is written in the constitution and force them to declare where they stand on bilingualism
At meetings in town halls if the francophones bring 100 then we bring 1000. If they have a rally that has 500 we bring 1500.
Do whatever it takes within the law to ensure that English is not only respected but dominant in a country where, 82% of the population is English and 92% of the province( Ontario) is English.
Just as a side note, from stats Canada, since 1958 Canada has sent in the form of subsidies and transfers ,a quarter of a trillion dollars to racist quebec. For this money racist quebec has banned to the use of English on commerical signs, restricted English education and completely shut the door on Anglo employment.
Our tax dollars at work. Enough is enough, I don’t know about you, but we in Missiaauaga, where I live, and I am a former montrealer, are really fed up with quebec, bilingualism and whole isseue of quebec’s leaving.
Go, be gone and take your racist laws and ideologies with you. As well any franco Ontarians who have the same racist views, go as well. but this is one Canadian that will support any and all organizations and groups that favour a united unlingual English Canada without quebec.
Mark my words political groups and parties will be formed to reflect these views
Jim Quealey
Why won’t you post my most recent views?
Jim quealey
Debra, thanks for posting the link to Beth Trudeau interview with Michael Coren on Sun TV.
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/prime-time/867432237001/bilingualism-gone-too-far/1942949034001
I posted my views at 5:51 today and they are not posted Why?
Please advise
Jim Quealey
If numbers aren’t important in backing up statements Stella, Richard then why bother to have a democracy to begin with, right? The right of suffrage and majority rule are what the foundation of a democracy are.
The majority of Canadian citizens don’t speak French yet in order to serve in the civil service; you must have knowledge of this second language. Add to this fact that the NDP are trying to introduce a bill to force parliamentary officers to be bilingual (http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2012/10/20121026-073823.html) and you have a dangerous recipe. So, does this mean that working for the government or serving in parliament is restricted to a segment of Canadians who have the knowledge of the French language?
Ours is the only country on Earth that has a federal political party funded by Canadian taxpayers who’s sole mission is to separate one of our provinces from the rest of the country. Anywhere else on Earth this would be deemed treasonous. But not in tolerant, understanding and overly compasionate Canada where, after being reemed, we ask our aggressors if there is any other way they can screw the rest of us over.
I find it strange how there is an entire Quebec Republic led by a racist, ethnocentric political party commiting racial intolerance everyday to non-Francophones but nothing is said of that by those supporters such as Richard or Stella. Instead, their fury and hatred is directed at a group called LFA that seeks to bring about some sense of fairness and equality to hiring practices. Moreover, they could learn a thing or two about Freedom of Expression because, in part, the efforts of LFA have now resulted in French businesses being able to exclusively print signs in that language alone in South Stormont.
These are but a few more things that make you go,
hymmmmmmmm.
It’s great to see more make a stand and speak up .
How we make a change is talk about it !
With friends and family don’t feel shamed for standing up for your rights.
People have been oppressed for years not by a gun or violence but through shame ,yes shame to be called a bigot,racist ,French hater ect.
Do not feel shamed for standing up for your rights,in fact these French zealots rely on it to oppress us.
Actually, Corey, the Scottish National Party was created in thr 1930’s and has unbroken repesentation in the British Parliament from the 1960’s to this very day. They are an important voice and are democratically elected. This isn’t something unique to Canada. It’s part of democracy.
@Cory Cameron RE: November 3, 2012 at 7:23 pm POST
Great post Corry. Youāre warmin up now.
@Richard. Youāre right. I am not that great when it comes to math and figures. This is why I leave this up to other posters. But the important āeasy mathā part of this issue here was thisā¦
Richard wrote, āI think the french people pay taxes as well, we pay our fair share.ā
Math wise āfairā obviously means something different to you than it does to most everyone else because of the sheer numbers. 80% English input vs 20% French input is no where near āfairā in the terms of āEQUAL.ā In other words the English pay more into the effort than the French do and in turn this annoyingly subsidizes the French effort to take over this country. Sadnessā¦
That being said, in my opinion ANY AMOUNT (catch that.. I donāt care what percentage of what.. ANY AMOUNT) that Canadian tax payers spend over and above — ONLY — that which is needed to provide services to the French within the Federal government is indeed ASKING too much, WAYYYY too much. I have to go work on my video now š
There was a time, back when I was a little Kilroy, when Trudeau said to the majority English Canadian tax paying citizens,
āwhat do you say there majority English speaking tax paying Canadians citizens, should we provide French and bilingual services to our compatriots within the Federal government?ā
I was one among MANY of the majority English Canadians at that time who agreed and yell out, āyes. Great idea. That seems like such a very fair and gracious thing to do.ā
That request by Pierre my dear Richard has now been morphed & warped into such a farce that I can barely contain my anger and frustration when I think about how we were subsequently taken advantage of.
When I see things like the repressive anti English laws in Quebec, the way that the English Canadians living there are being treated, the fact that Quebec treats that āprovinceā as if it is their own little country, not to mention the fact that my Prime Minister cannot be chosen from the 100 % pool of Canadian citizens but, only from a tiny 17% pool of those Canadian citizens (who happen to know French) among other things. I just ā¦ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrā¦. Cringe
This whole thing of how the French, having lost the ultimate battle on the Plains of Abraham, could have simply been wiped out but were spared and allowed to retain their language and culture (then were later allowed to have their language represented in the federal government as was done) only to have a situation now where THE English are being stabbed in the back and taken advantage of by the very people they spared reminds me of the bully in the school yard scenario.
(wow, long sentences ā¦ hahahahhaā¦ ) My editor is on holidays š I LIKE itā¦ š
One day the French bully picks on the English kid who happens to get the bully down. As the English kid is about to beat the French bully silly the French bully pleads, let me up, let me upā¦ So the kid, being kind and easy going like the English tend to be, lets the bully up. As the kid turns to walk away the French bully comes from behind and punches him in the back.
All to say, sure, It was one thing to provide services to the French in the Federal government. Yes, we agreed to that. We later saw the French taking over the āprovinceā of Quebec and we just basically let them have it as it seemed the easiest and best thing to do to appease them. But, that wasnāt enough for the French. Oh noā¦ Now they are trying to push their minority language outwards to places outside the āprovinceā of Quebec and take over more and more of Canada.
Well, the problem with that is ā¦ In doing so they are beginning to take away the livelihoods from those among the 90% majority who donāt speak a language that represents a tiny 17% of the population. They have indeed taken advantage of the English and yes, the English sort of let them do so to some degree but, now they are going TOO FAR — WAYyyyy too far.
When you start taking away peoples opportunity to be gainfully employed and feed their families within their own country your are treadin on thin ice. People from the English majority who are being affected by these totally unfair and imaginary barriers are begging to get real pissed off.
“beginning to get real pissed off” that is š
Oh and, never mind saying “all they have to do is learn French.” Why should they have to? There is simply NO reason to learn French just to get by in our own majority English speaking country. The necessity for Canada to be English and French was a made up concept by the French to push their own language and agenda. I didn’t agree to the idea and i am CERTAIN that most English Canadians didnāt either. It’s simply a fabricated concept. Apart from learning a language just to further your own interests there really is ZERO need for French in Canada. Period.
PS: You can keep Quebec, it’s yours… We’ll allow you to have it. Goā¦ Go live there, stay there with all the French who wish to be “French only.” You can have your French this, and your French that. French ONLY Health clinics, food marts, and everything you want ALL IN FRENCH ONLY. Just leave the ROC alone.
Every time Richard & Stella cannot handle the facts or dispute them,they & their ilk go into their comedy of errors & propaganda,their name calling & derogatory statements pile up,they have missed their calling & should seriously consider comedy writing, They sure have me laughing at them
P S: Stella….where did Peta go…..just asking
Mariah, proof ? I have been providing proof to every statement I made. Its just you guys chose not to look at them. Here are some interesting facts:
– 31 percent of canadians can converse in french. Wow kuddos to us.
– The french language is declining everywhere. In 2031, francophones will be a minority in MOntreal. http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/regional/montreal/201109/09/01-4433299-montreal-les-francophones-minoritaires-en-2031.php
– now that is a little scary. So no need to worry howard, your plan is working. It seems to me your pamphlet did its damage. Again, I consider that pamphlet hateful propaganda and you should have been taken to court.
Richard’s comment. ” Its just you guys chose not to look at them”
now that has me laughing.
I asked him why he doesn’t repond to my posts directed at him and he said sorry Rosie I must have missed them, so I thought maybe he would have read them by now and then responded to me but NOPE, not yet and he has the nerve to write the above-noted comment.
Richard tremblay November 4, 2012 at 8:05 am
“31 percent of canadians can converse in french.”
Mariah, proof ? I have been providing proof to every statement I made.
So Richard where is the proof on this so called 31% ?
As I read the comments of people on this bolg, particularly the richard tremblys of the world, it is evident that quebec and bilingualism should get out of Canada
A new political party , in the future should evolve to reflect the majority of English views and leave quebec to the racists and franco Ontarians
This new party, should field no candiates in quebec. Be unilingual English and serve Canada as a unilingual country.
The case for the two solitudes never beeen made more apparent than in reading the comments here.
A Canada, without racist quebec would have 4% francophone, certainly no reason or justification for having anything bilingual.
The french can go their own way and have quebec suppot and FUND their racist causes, this includes all french in or out of a nine province Canada. Hoefully they all be happy with this.
I know we are a long way away from such a party, but it is coming. Remember no one in 1960 in quebec ever believed we would have a party form a government in quebec wanting to take quebec out of confederation.
People are starting to realize that quebec will go, either by their own referendun or by a Canadian referendum, which I’d prefer, but they will leave.
When that happens it is better if they go quietly, which is why I propopse a 10-15 year moratorium on separation.
During this cooling off period, international treaties could be reorganized, borders and passport issues ironed out, economic isues as well, etc.etc.
At the end of this 10 maybe 15 year period, quebec and bilingualism goes, forever.
Canada can have a peaceful country, free of this issue forever, and quebec can go its own way supported by the racists that inhabit it.
Canadian taxpayers would be off the hook and unilingual jobs can return to Canada.
I know this will take time and effort, but finally the English are waking up to the fact that appeasement of the french is simply not working, as it rarly does in political issues. Give them an inch they want a mile +
Canadian generosity has been met with racism and the french trying to take advantage, in the job as elsewhere, of our good nature, in all facets of canadian society.
The response in the francophone world has been disdain, no english rights in quebec and an attempt to smother English values traditions and ideals that built Canada.
Please go and bon chance, it is the only way. Canada will survive, and the quarter of a trillion we spent on subsidies and transfer payments to racist quebec will be put to better use enriching our English lives in a unilingual Canada free from the racist bigoted rethoric we have to be exposed to on a daily basis
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
@Richard tremblay RE: November 4, 2012 at 8:05 am POST
Wrote, “- The french language is declining everywhere.”
The media (especially the French media) is not beyond the same type of propaganda that you and brightstars spew.
Itās the old, ātell em the French are on the decline so they donāt recognize the threat till itās too lateā ruse.
@Rosie RE: November 4, 2012 at 8:38 am POST
Rosie wrote: “I asked him why he doesnāt repond to my posts directed at him and he said sorry Rosie I must have missed them, so I thought maybe he would have read them by now and then responded to me but NOPE.”
I thought the same. I thought, oh, here we go. I go and tell Rosie not to expect answers by these folk when it comes to certain facts that can dispel their ridicules positions and it turns out he is going to give some. But, as you said, NOPEā nada, nothing. Same old ārun from the truth and the factsā routine.
French is not in danger
Why is a nationwide rise in French speaking described as a decline? Itās an old habit, writes William Johnson.
Ottawa Citizen October 28, 2012
“…letās look at the facts as actually revealed by the census.
Across Canada, between 2006 and 2011, the number of people of French mother tongue rose by 327,775.
The number of people who reported speaking mostly French at home rose by even more: 428,530. This is decline and recul?
In Canada outside Quebec, the number speaking French at home increased by 91,640. This is decline?
But most significant are the figures for Quebec. The number of French mother tongue rose by 273,735. The number speaking French at home (around the family table!) actually rose even more, by 336,890. They call that decline?
The census reveals that the number speaking French at home rose in eight provinces and all three territories. The only partial exceptions: Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. …”
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/French+danger/7460588/story.html#ixzz2BH0de8AF
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/French+danger/7460588/story.html#ixzz2BGzp8uHN
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/French+danger/7460588/story.html#ixzz2BGyavXSq
Can you please post my most recent comment, of nov. 4th. 10:09 a.m.
That 31% includes bilingual people, those who can get by and understand both languages. They can carry out a conversation and can be clearly understood, however, we’re fed up with being told that we’re not good enough!! Too bad for you who prefer perfect FRENCH! Good thing for you that we don’t require perfect ENGLISH……….Like the Auditor General, who went to committee last week only to be told by a very rude parliamentarian that he should practice his french elsewhere, committee is not the place for it. She’s so lucky that he’s such a nice man!!! However, that is the perfect picture of why we have decided as Anglos, to stop playing your ugly little game. Really, I’ll never have to speak french again if I so choose, however, you, the sick and abusive French minority, because a lot of great french people are not involved in this crap, will always have to speak English, no matter where ever you go in this world……..may that day come sooner rather than later!!!
Just saw the Prince on television. He was in Papua New Guinea. I am not a huge fan or anything like that but, as he graciously and respectfully spoke in their language, i sat feeling that this was a great respectful thing for him to attempt to do. It then once again occurred to me that THIS IS NOT the feeling i get when any leaders try to speak French when visiting Canada. The feeling i usually get is disdain for the fact that i KNOW there is an element that this is forced issue and not a leader just simply trying to show respect.
Howard, your right i should have posted it, its in french though. Mais tu parles franƧais….
http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Ontario/2012/10/24/006-recensement-francophones-ontario.shtml
@Clancylassy RE: November 4, 2012 at 12:01 pm POST
Iām with ya Clancylassy and I ADD the following.
Clancylassy wrote, āThat 31% includes bilingual people, those who can get by and understand both languages. They can carry out a conversation and can be clearly understoodā
As far as I am concerned I simply CANNOT understand how someone / anyone could live in the country of Canada — THE COUNTRY of Canada for crying out loud — Yes, that includes residents of the āprovinceā of Quebec and cannot speak the common language of the country ā English – . How can that be? That would be like growing up in Russia and not being able to speak Russian. HOW on earth can that be possible?? There is only one way. Quebec believes they are their own independent nation/country already and they believe French is the language of that country.
Clancylassy wrote, āLike the Auditor General, who went to committee last week only to be told by a very rude parliamentarian that he should practice his french elsewhere, committee is not the place for it.ā
— Unāfreekin believable. These French zealots have no shame AT ALL. Imagine if someone yelled out to Marois, ālearn proper English, the common language of the country youāre standing inā within the National Assembly. Not to mention, they bitched and whined so the government appeased them by saying, āhe would learn French as he went along.ā Somehow they expected that he would not only put out āhis first reportā AND have learned French all within the first year. Bas&$%$#rds as far as I am concerned there SHOULD BE major public outcry for this type of flagrant disrespect for our government officials AND ALSO for such flagrant disrespect for the English language in this country but again, the English sit idly by.
And yes, āSheās so lucky that heās such a nice man!!!ā
Clancylassy wront, āReally, Iāll never have to speak french again if I so chooseā
Iām with ya. I CAN speak French and for the last several years as I have gotten more and more into this cause and realized how much they are taking advantage of the majority English of this country āI now CHOOSEā NOT TO speak FRENCH even though I can. Where as before, I used to — just because — I didnāt feel pressured that I HAD TOā¦
PS: I notice youāre new. For you and others who are new and maybe havenāt seen them already, here are a couple of vids (a way to spread the word) you might find interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B615iJzxxlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981IaOhQGvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKXJKpOLuwU
If you like them please pass them on to ANYONE you know who might be able to pass them on to others so we can build the numbers.
Once again the racist francophones of which Dick Tremblay appears to be a part, blamne us and blackmail us.
Whether the French language is declining is of NO CONCERN to me.
If Montreal becomes English in the future (very unlikely)? That is because the francophones’ efforts to force French simply won’t be accepted by immigrants.
“Scary”? Why? Is all of Kebec contained in Montreal?
And this is HOWARD’S plan?
Howard is fed up with racist francophones FORCING their wishes on English Canada and asking ENGLISH CANADIANS to pay for it. And he is defending that kind of blackmail. In any other country he would be jailed, prosecuted or worse.
“Again, I consider that pamphlet hateful propaganda and you should have been taken to court.”
Howard spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending himself in court against racist francophones like YOU Dick Tremblay. While YOU people force the government to fund YOUR racist agenda and it costs you nothing. IF and when the racist francophones take responsibility for THEIR actions (condemning the violence of the racist francophones who have physically attacked English speakers in Kebec this year would be a small step), maybe your “concerns” could betaken seriously. All I hear from you is “French here, French there, French-first, French-only, numbers don’t matter” blather. And NOT ONE WORD about forcing francophones to learn English, only spoken by 85% of the country.
Then again, I forget that francophones have a warped sense o fairness. There is no French word or equality, fairness or justice but (like the Inuits or snow) there are a score of words to describe blackmail and extortion.
I’ll say it again: English Canada should ONLY be as French as Kebec is English. And Bill 101 should take place everywhere. NO French services unless you make up 50% of the population of a community. NO French on signs more than half the size of English. NO easy access to French schools. NO French-only hospitals.
When you look at how ridiculously good francophones (racist and those few who are not) have it in Canada, they should be on their knees thanking us for our generosity and be fiercely proud Canadians and hugely embarrassed and appalled at their racist brethren. Do they condemn these people? (crickets) Nope. Silence is consent, Dick. Marginalize your extremists or you will be considered one of them.
One last thought: HOWARD GALGANOV IS A MODERATE. So am I. I say this because I have spoken to extremists. Be thankful they do not (yet) wield the power your racist brethren have. I suggest you win over our hearts and minds before the “English radicals” take over.
@james quealey RE: November 4, 2012 at 10:09 am POST
For the most part I agree with this post of yours.
The only thing I would add isā¦ When and if (we pray) this happens (preferably THEY leave), we NEED a team of good negotiators to speak for OUR SIDE. If not they will take advantage of the ROC the same way they have up till now. I submit that this persons last name MUST NOT BE Villneuve, Tremblay, Gagnon or anything in that genre. I would wholeheartedly recommend Danny Williams and request he bring in a team of his choosing. š
PS: You NEED to have more patience with our moderator. He is working very hard to post our comments, and donāt forget each and every one has to be read as they ARE manually moderated. Thanks again Jamie ā¦ š
4% francophones in ONTARIO. By the way, more than half of those so-called Franco-Ontarians are immigrants whose first official language is French. Culturally, they have little in common and actually resent Ontario francophones.
Hey richard trembly,
If you agree with bill 101 in racist quebec, how about supporting similar bills mirroring the french version of bill101 in the other nine provinces.
The french would not be allowed by law to have french signs, their education restricted, the official language of the other nine provinces would be unilingual English.
After all, quebec set the precedant,so if its good enough for quebec it should be good enough for the other nine provinces.
The nine provinces of canada could evoke the not withstanding clause of the constitution and voila, we have bill 101’s in all of our provinces.
If this happened, we would not have any issue at all.
The other nine provinces would do for the french what quebec has done for the English
What say you richard trembly?
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
richard trembly,
Would you support a bill101 in each of the other provinces of Canada where french would be outlawed on all business signage?
Where french education would just as restricted in the other nine provinces as English is in racist quebec
Where we would treat the french in the other nine provinces as the English have been treated in racist quebec.
We could mirror racist quebec’s 101 to the other nine provinces.
Each province could use the notwithstanding clause to institute their version of bill 101
After all, if its good enough for racist quebec it should be good enough for the rest of Canada, racist quebec set the precedant.
What say you richard trembly, equality there’s nothing like no or non?
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Mr. Quealey, either you did not read my comment (well received by others so I wonder why) or chose to ignore it. I believe I made every one of yours points (and more emphatically and clearly than you did). NO need to beat a dead horse. If you have NEW ideas, please feel free to share them.
And yes, I DO doff my chapeau to out moderator who does not get enough credit. Thank you from me as well, Jamie.
Hey Lou……you can praise the galganov all you want…..I think the majority wouldn’t agree as was the case when he ran for election and fell flat on his biased face in a humiliating defeat **s** Howie Doodie was fed up of the french back then too….see where it got him? The g will never be happy…..comprends-tu.
The big g is a moderate hahaha!! Now that is funny. The english radicals want to take over……ca-vas?
Personally, the outcome of your agenda will have no effect on me nor on many others including the english…..got that? It’s a control thing. The english want to run the country plain and simple. Even if they win THE BIG SIGN LANGUAGE DEAL…..which is so juvenile to begin with, so what? No one really cares but this group.
Wondering……can someone tell me if you guys heard from the UN yet? **smile**
Why are we yelling at each other when the fault lies with our governments – both federal and provincial, but especially the federal gov’t? We Albertans fund this outrage and the present federal government, elected three times because they can rely on Alberta votes, continues to protect and promote this hateful xenophobic, anti-English agenda. In Alberta we willingly and passivley hand over billions in Alberta taxes to pay for our own oppression. The entire scenario is revotingly humiliating. It goes without saying that French Canadians and Quebec voters will continue to vote for gov’ts that will keep looting the earnings of Albertans, and other English Canadians, to prop up their dying language and culture but what excuse do we 90% English Canadians have for lining up for the slaughter and then thanking our corrupt overlords by handing them our vote – over and over. We have a federal electoral voice that we refuse to exercise – the Western Block Party – or if that does not suit us, until we find a choice we can make, to prevent this ongoing fleecing of Alberta for the benefit of French Canadians, we should withhold our votes entirely from traitorous federal Conservatives. Our Prime Minister apologizes for the one time that he makes a reasonable English-speaking federal appointment and he continues to make fools of every English Canadian in this country.
I say go for it james. QUebec does treat its minority real well. I’d love to have a french university in Ontario. More then one college, all the signs bilingual even if the english language is three times bigger, at least french will be on the sign.
Admin, I posted something on here in 1996 and although I can’t find it, it was quite relevant to this story. Could you go back and find it and then re-post it and then contact me so I could verify that you actually did re-post it? Oh and thanks!
Saskatchewan and Alberta already have English as official language.
British Columbia and Newfoundland have no language law or policy at all.
See Table A.1 – Provincial/Territorial Legislation and Governance Structure Dealing With Official Languages
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/2011-66-e.htm
Have people on this blog missed the point?
For, Lou, did you not read my comments concerning a 10-15 year moratorium? I have yet to hear or read it on this or any other forum.
I believe it is new and not repetitive.
As for richard trembly, are you sure you understood what I said?
I want a bill 101 in each province to mirror the bill 101 in racist quebec, not DUPLICATE it VERBATIM, no wonder you come across as a lost soul in a sea of common sense.
As for stella, you and your kind are the very epitamy of what we in Canada feel so very sorry for. Democracy demands, and by definition, allows through the ballot box that the majority control power. Sorry stells, numbers indicate you are in a ,excuse the pun, DISTINCT minotity
None are so blind as those that fail to see.
Yes Sharon, you are absolutely correct in your views.
However, until a political party comes along, devoid of all that is bilingual, we have to put up trudeau era politics
Eventually we will finally unite behind a unilingual paty that reflects and applies our views, better sooner than later.
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
“For, Lou, did you not read my comments concerning a 10-15 year moratorium? I have yet to hear or read it on this or any other forum.”
Fifteen years is way too long. I would agree to 2-3 years to get Quebec’s affairs and new boundaries in order.
And why does Stella’s smug *s* bother me? Perhaps it is not a smile as much as a smug slap in the face to anglophones? I DO pray that she is subject to such treatment as say, Mina Barak faced. Would you like that Stella? To be told to go back to your country if you don’t speak English? Would you still smile at us poor anglos then? Or woudl you fight for quality and fairness.
My mistake…I forgot the French language HAS no words for those concepts.
Howard Galganov is too far right for me on most issues. ON the language issue, I stand right beside him. AND HE IS a moderate. Compared to you French-first French-only proponents, he is downright liberal.
Is “The Galganov” now a symbol of our oppression? Or have you exalted him to a status compared to THe Donald and Madonna, people who need only one name? I personally believe he deserves the ORder of Canada.
I say he is a moderate because I have spoken to extremists, Stella. What, is your English so poor that you can only understand every other sentence? Of course, that makes you “bilingual” in the eyes of the government. I pray you do not work in the health care or safety fields. Your poor grasp of English (and common sense) could easily endanger lives. Like in Dorion recently. Or is that OK with you as well?
“The English want to run the country.” How selfish of the 85% of us who want our country run in the language of the majority. Better we should bow to you racists and language apartheid promoters. Because we see how well THAT works for everyone.
And if the sign language is not a big deal, why does it get fought every time by racist francophones such as yourself Stella?
Your anglophobic actions betray your words.
Go to ANY Kebec government and demand they get rid of the sign law. I and thousands will stand beside you. We’ll bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it. “No big deal”? Put your money where your mouth is, or STFU. Or an extremist will do it for you. I don’t believe in violence. Others are not so peace-minded.
But then, that is what you racist francophones want, isn’t it? Civil war over civil law?
OK, I am too disgusted to continue. Carry on.
So, if the message is ALL languages have a right to freedom of expression..why not have taxpaying ,hardworking french canadians or french language people of any origin or country who call Canada home now… do my fello Canadians of French language not qualify? why deny them the right to their freedom of expression.. ? freedom of education, worship and work in their own language? it does not take away from any other language…if an “asset” is to be the designation it will still supercede most unilingual workers… it makes no difference in the bottom line…
Richard tremblay
November 4, 2012 at 3:27 pm
“Iād love to have a french university in Ontario.”
Ottawa University -more French then English
Go there and see if you do not believe me.
You will only get served in french first.
But your only willing to see what you choose.
Touchez, you conveniently mix up personal bilingualism (private sector) with institutional (government). We advocate freedom of expression in all languages in private sector where private owners operate in the language of their choice.
LOU….how many times do I have to tell you.”Signs mean nothing to me nor to many others in ONTARIO” ….got that? This is ONTARIO…..who gives a d@mn about Quebec laws. This started as a local issue, now Howie Doodie is trying to get the entire country involved in his radical views…..shameful!!!
Bottom line is……you will never be happy.
touchez,
Try applying your scenerios to the racist policies of quebec, which, has started all of this some 60 years ago.
That entity has emerged as the catalyist for all that is disunified today.
From quebec’s racist evolution comes the bilingual policies of today.
Sorry, sir, but FORCED BILINGUALISM WILL NEVER, EVER FLY in a Canada that has over 82% English.
Nor should it, either in business or government.
It is ,as I have stated many times that racist quebec will go, thank God. When that joyous event takes place, we can all really have the freedoms in Religion, culture and language, for ALL people of Canada.
Today quebec anglos DO NOT HAVE THAT SAME EQUALITY.
You speak of the bottom line, well after racist quebec goes the canadian taxpayer will off the hook for any and all subsidies, not to mention any costs to the Canadian taxpayers for this nonsense of forced bilingualism we now have to pay.
Get it touchez?
As for Lou. please understand the complexities of adapting to a nine province Canada. for other nations we are allied to.
Realistically it will take at least 10-15 years to iron out currency, borders, trade agreements , monetary issues,native rights etc.etc. this is a long and very involved list that will affect all Canadians and racists from quebec.
It cannot take place over night, especially when dealing with racists blinded by a warped nationalistic fever.
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Oh ya, stella aint, I see your nose is growing really long when you say signage means nothing to you and your tribe in Ontario. If so, why did your tribe spend $250,000 fighting Galganov and Bisson in court? Eh, Pinocchio?
Stella , we need Howard in Moncton to set the racist Francaphones straight .
Jim Quealey, you are so fervently arguing for 10-15 years separation period with Quebec as if we were already there. It is better to invest our energy on ugly bilingualism things happening right now. Have you called or wrote to your MP, MPP and councillor about unfair language policies and practices? Do it often to hammer the message that Anglos are WAKING UP!
That’s Monckton , N.B
Tom, your claim that more than half of those who have french as their first language in Ontario are immigrants is so far fetched no one can take it serious. The number is actually 7%. Crazy claims like this, or the previous far fetched number about the cost of bilingualism for the federal government, only serve to undermine the cause. There are real improvements necessary that are affecting people in their jobs or ability to get jobs. Let be focused on real facts and real problems.
To the post entilted “awakened anglo”.
I have lived in racist quebec for 40+ years ( left in 1989 thanks god) and witnessed the following first hand:
FLQ crisis of 1970
The creation of the R.I. N. in the early sixties.
saw the dimantleing of a most vibrant and productive community( The Anglos of quebec that built the bloddy province) DESTROYED by the racists of quebec.
Saw the election of the P.Q. nov 15th 1976
saw the passage of the most discriminatory piece of legislation everpassed in the western civilized worls (Bill 101)
Saw the office de la langue francais (Or as I call them the office ode la screw les anglais)
lived through 2 referendums.
saw the anglo education syatem destroyd by the racists
Witnessed the breakups and lost jobe of thousands of families
saw the migration of over 400,000 anglos to all parts of canada, the largest migration of any group since worlsd war 11
And on and on and on .
Are you kidding me. They must leave ASAP.
There is NOT ONE MPP anywhere in this land then or now,that lifed a finger to assist anlgo in racist quebec.
For that matter there was also NO OUTCRY from the rest of Canada for the plight of the anglos in quebec EVER, by either politicans or ordinary citizens.
I have lived through all of these events and a hell of a lot more.
Now the racist tide is coming to Ontario How do it feel so far?
There is NO PLEASING THE RACISTS OF quebec EVER.
The sooner they get out the better.
Start thinking in terms of political parties that stand for all that is Anglo in Canada and the elimination of any and all forced bilingualism in Canada and to get rid of the cancer that is racist quebec
If and when this happens have that 10-15 year cooling off period to sort all that I mentioned in a previous blog
Get them out quietly and hopefully without bloodshed.
Then get them the hell, out
Under the current circumstances our country is broken.
We have tried appeasement, logic, economic rreach outs and on and on , and Got NOWHERE.
They will go anyway, but lets make it under our terms not their’s
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
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@ EVERYONE RE Awakened Anglo November 4, 2012 at 6:46 pm
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Awakened Anglo wrote, “call or wrote to your MP, MPP and councillor about unfair language policies and practices? Do it often to hammer the message that Anglos are WAKING UP!”
This si great advice. As a matter of cat i listened to a radio talk show the other day (don’t feel like going into great detail about that except to say) The fella said, “why aren’t you stopping the French from doing this?” The response was, “if i stop them we’ll get phone calls.” So, in other words, people (whether it be counselors, businesses, MP, MPP’s, mayors or the manager in a grocery store generally will either act when they get calls complaining about something or will act in way to avoid getting calls. So, if we all do “as THEY DO” and complain about every little thing at every opportunity the message will get out hat the English are fed up and have had it up to here with all this French first, French only and bilingual necessary CR@P. I would strongly suggest that keeping it polite and so on is the best avenue when dealing with those you are launching the complaints to (after all, they don’t deserve to be CR@PPED ON) is the best course of action. Get more bees with honey sorta deal. š
Call somewhere and it answers in French first, politely mention that this is unacceptable. Greeted in French first in a bus or restaurant, again politely mention you are in an English country and would expect English first etc etc etc… Sending letters is always good too because it removes the face to face anxiety one might feel.