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 Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, by committing itself to NEVER infringe upon the RIGHTS of people to fully benefit from Canada’s 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 anyone’s 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 o’clock on November 13, 2012 at the South Glengarry Town Hall, in Lancaster at 6 OAK STREET at the corner of CTY ROAD 34, you will have the chance to be seen and heard in the language of your choice, so don’t 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 Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Township office – 613 347-1166
Call now and tell everyone you know to call too.
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Stella, you are still at it? Is it because I also have English roots that I believe in BASIC human freedoms and rights? Or is it because my French roots come from another planet?
How can there be something wrong with fighting for rights?
If you think that we will not win, think twice, because what’s right and good always wins in the end.
Ontario is not qc and the majority of voters do count by the way…
The discrimination that is going on in Ontario towards English speaking people is very disturbing and if you do not see that, I suggest adding some compassion to your heart, because you obviously lack it. Especially after having read all of these comments and concerns.
¨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¨
Now that is petty. Why would it matter if it was english or french first as long as you have access to both or one or the other. Now go make a video about this rotten french guy called you petty.
Thanks for the comment, Doucet and other new posters. It feels good to know that there are still good people left.
Cory
Richard, generally speaking I think it is appropriate to speak english first (but there are exceptions). Having said that, it would be even MORE inappropriate to tell the person to speak English because this is an English country!
@Richard tremblay RE: November 4, 2012 at 8:31 pm POST
Yeah, petty like Thibideau and his 7up Sprite suing Air Canada… Fight fire with fire i say.
@james quealey RE: November 4, 2012 at 7:23 pm POST
James wrote, “For that matter there was also NO OUTCRY from the rest of Canada for the plight of the anglos in quebec EVER, by either politicians or ordinary citizens.”
Good one James. Great post. I have lived through all that stuff too and watched as they took more and more while demanding more and more and restricting my fellow Canadians in that “province” more and more. It was sickening to see the Bloc in the federal house of commons and KNOW that i (and the majority Enlgish Canadians) were paying their salaries (still are as a matter of fact) as they pranced around saying things like, what i do i do for the “province of Quebec ONLY.” While oour feeble kneed federal politicians allowed this kind of CR@P to go on.
You’re right. I wonder if maybe if — there was — some outcry and support (thousands of people on the hill in Ottawa) then MAYBE Harper would be emboldened to not (as i heard he did – not 100% sure if this is true – hope he didn’t say it) say, “it may have been a mistake to get an Anglo auditor general.”
James wrote, “We have tried appeasement, logic, economic reach outs and on and on , and Got NOWHERE.’
— So VERY TRUE and the only thing it did was provide them with more funds to F*&K us with. With all their French organizations and groups they now have floating all over this country.
Richard,
Why would I speak to someone in French if I pretty much know that they are English and that I am very capable of speaking the language?
A Chinese person can greet me in Chinese all he wants.. he’ll be lucky if I understand a word of what he is saying. So why would he bother? Unless of course he’s a tourist and can’t speak English nor French.
Please repost for correctness. Thank you
We the people…………VOTE
I believe these comments placed in other media have a place here too because they directly effect our future and that of our children as well.
French-A is the only accepted standard for hiring in a bilingual environment whilst substandard English is granted a pass.
Now WHY IS THAT. The reason why is deliberate in terms of long term thinking. Where do you think these people will end up in 20, 30 years from now, or even earlier? Guess a logical pool to draw on for future promotion would be those higher educated French who were purposely placed as these guys are the ones to be our next administrative, CEO stripes, to perpetuate the French leadership in every segment of Canadian society.
Do you and now all the others see the wool now, that is the wool being pulled over our eyes? This is not only smart, but damned frightening.
Imagine the insidiousness of this in alll aspects of government, business, life itself here and in all society of our fair Canada.
Imagine the day when these SMART, FULL OF WISDOM NEOPHITE DICTATORS IN THIS NOW OLIGARCHY SOCIETY will rue the day that they finally come to their senses, once all is said and done and the ENGLISH and all others (Allophones) will be told that the bilingualism of Canada is NO LONGER AFFORDABLE.
Do you know what comes next? You guessed it. The decision will be made that English schools, English duplication of translations from french, English signing and any Allophones will be required to be unilingual FRENCH….YIKS…………for heavens sake and ‘Eureka I got it’.
THATS THE PLAN and folks, ITS WORKING, falling right into their hands, right up their sneaky sleeves. There can be no other ulterior motive.
First we undercut at every stage, then, when nobody is looking, when nobody is able to defend, they’ll let the hammer down. KAPOW, right in the groin.
The Muslims want to take over the world by overpopulating it and by burning, killing and pillaging all non Muslims…….at least that’s what the terrorist entities have in mind…….subliminal and smart…….while the non Muslims want to fight for abortions, with both family members striving for incomes……WHILE THE FRENCH ARE STEELING OUR OWN MONEY TO SUBLIMINALLY DOWNSIZE THEIR OPPOSITION (the ENGLISH) BOTH IN NUMBERS AS WELL AS INCOMES.
How dumb have we been. Time to see the light now isn’t it. Everything else, this bitching and feuding is small potatoes to the world plan now isn’t it.
The time to start is in front of you today as being presented by the Galgonov team, the Chris Cameron team, the English fairness for all team. Notice the catch phrase, ‘fairness for all’ and all it entails. We can live together. We have done so with few ‘pockets’ of division…………until now.
We the people………….VOTE
Richard, do you read what you write?
“Now that is petty. Why would it matter if it was english or french first as long as you have access to both or one or the other.”
Access in one language, I am all for that, it means millions of Canadians can work for their governments again!
There is a Federal Identity Program that offers advice on which language should be first and in what province. It is common practice to use the majority language first.
Richard tremblay
November 4, 2012 at 8:31 pm
“Now that is petty. Why would it matter if it was english or french first as long as you have access to both or one or the other.’
Oh it does matter 83% in the country are English -so to target the audience it should be English first .
If you call that petty ask your brethren to stop complaining or does it not go both ways .
This is what it’s about folks! This mentality has overflowed into Eastern Ontario now. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLjTPidpZ6k
Obsession: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind……which could eventually lead to insanity. Thinking this describes SOME english folks to a tee. For them this has become a fatal attraction of sorts. A grudge that continously chews away at their brain and which could make them become hostile. Their sense of entitlement rules their emotions and destroys their common sense.
Doucet let me be clear……I never said you wouldn’t win, what I did say is that I really don’t care because either way, this won’t affect me personally. I find the issue is overblown and ridiculous and trust me on this one, many others feel the same. BIG DEAL, one could advertise in their language of choice……so what? Doucet does that change your life? Will you prosper from this new law. IT IS RIDICULOUS PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!! **smile**
Duckers……thinking your posts are exagerated as always and repugnant at times. You make it sound like we are living in a communist country……my God….give it a rest!!!
stella, if a toe is removed, you should still have balance walking, remove them all and that could cause issues beyond buying footware.
The Canadian Charter of Rights, although not toes, allows someone to have freedom of expression, except in Quebec, Dieppe NB and 4 townships in Ontario. Is that the kind of Canada you want to live in?
This one thing may not affect you or a few others, but should we not be leaving Canada in good shape for the next generation? Should we not all have the same rights? We all pay for them and some have given or risked their lives to protect them even.
Stella,
Did you mean what you stated as a perjorative?
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
“I find the issue is overblown and ridiculous and trust me on this one, many others feel the same. BIG DEAL, one could advertise in their language of choice……so what? Doucet does that change your life? Will you prosper from this new law. IT IS RIDICULOUS PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!! **smile**”
If you find this issue so overblown and ridiculous to use your terms, Stella, then why do you comment moreso than everybody else?
Cory.
The issue is NOT in what language you advertise in, but rather the issue is that you have the CHOICE of what language to advertise in.
When a governement ,by law, forces you to use a language, your choice is gone.
That is infringing on your RIGHT to freedom of expression, which is guaraunteed unber the constitution.
This is about rights. You also have the right to work in the language of your choice. Forced bilingualism takes your right to choose away, and by extension, eliminates jobs you are entilted to, based on a criteria that is bogus and without foundation in fact.
Your ability to speak a language (in this case french) where useage of this language is unecessary and minimal, at best, should not be the basis for hiring and firing.
Job qualifications, degrees or certificates, experience etc. should be the ONLY criteria considered for employment postiions
Democracy by its very definition, dictates the majority of its citizens should be free to work and gain in employment in the language of the majority’s choice. In canada’s case English
There is is simply no need to make french compulsory, when less than 28% of the country is English.
This is especially true of businesses, that create over 70% of the jobs in Canada.
Jim Quelaley,
Mississauga
Again cory from timmins……take your blinders off and go back and read the post, then tell me who posted more often. Don’t forget your pals yorlik and piper (galganov) and a few of your other cronies **s** No wonder no one takes you seriously, you only see what you want to see, then turn it around to suit yourself.
James if “perjorative” was a word, I could probably answer you **smile**
Eric, the kind of Canada I want to live in is the peaceful and loving Canada that it has always been, but unfortunately, some don’t like peace and harmony…….they want to control and change it to suit themselves no matter what it takes, that is a serious concern for many.
In Canada the right TO CHOOSE is sacred.
Its not what language you advertise in, its your RIGHT TO “CHOOSE” IN WHAT LANGUAGE to do it in.
Any government or entity anywhere that FORCES anyone to use one language to advertise or promote their wares or services is raping you of your RIGHT to choose in a democracy.
The majority in any democratic country, by definition has the right, freely given them by the ballot box to exercise and ensure the language of the majority takes precedent.
What the forced bilingualism issue here has done, is it takes away the right of all citizens to CHOOSE the way they wish to express themselves ,be it in business or governement.
Canada is 82% English and 24% french and 4% other languages
Therefore in Canada English is the majority language that most Canadians live, work and play in.
Our constitution demands that no language be forced or have restrictions in any way, shape or form.
When restrictions, such as forced bilingualism begin to evolve, then your RIGHT to CHOOSE is threatened. That is the isseue here.
In the case of forced bilingualism choice is taken away and by extension the right to employment in specific jobs threatened.
This, can’t and won’t be tolerated, nor should it be.
That is the big deal about the use of signage and the ability of the majority to work in THEIR langugae of choice.
Jim Quealey
I too think Stella doth protest too much, methinks. 🙂
Umm Stella,
Cory, from Cornwall, currently in Timmins,
Thanks,
Cory
stellabystarlight
November 5, 2012 at 5:59 pm
setella said:
“Eric, the kind of Canada I want to live in is the peaceful and loving Canada that it has always been, but unfortunately, some don’t like peace and harmony…….they want to control and change it to suit themselves no matter what it takes, that is a serious concern for many”
-I agree this definitely defines Quebec and its french culture and yes it does concern the 83 % of us.
Stella said:
“No wonder no one takes you seriously, you only see what you want to see, then turn it around to suit yourself.”
-now once again its you who propagandize and ask most of these posters this above statement truly defines YOU.
But dare you ask!
Stella’s post. Obsession: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind……which could eventually lead to insanity. Thinking this describes SOME english folks to a tee. Oh Stella have you got that wrong. Je me souviens. Watch the video Cory Cameron posted earlier today.
Now Rosie, this is between you and I….OK? I don’t look at videos especially coming from cory. Like I said before anyone can say whatever they want on a video to prove their point and to help push their agenda. The same with the numbers that are thrown around here……anyone can spin numbers to try and justify their arguments. They mean absolutely nothing to me. Ex: the election polls in the USA.
What about numbers as recently stated from Stats Can Stella?
Just wondering?
C.
stella babe, whatever you burp here means absolutely nothing to me. Ex: OCOL poll (2006) on support for bilingualism 72%…lol.
James you’re going to need to work on your numbers..
Canada is 82% English and 24% french and 4% other languages..Does not add up.
stellabystarlight
November 5, 2012 at 10:35 pm
“I don’t look at videos especially coming from cory. Like I said before anyone can say whatever they want on a video to prove their point and to help push their agenda”
“Ignorance is bliss”- the link was media coverage
I have never refused to read any of the postings and or links provided by your ilk , as it helps me better understand where you come from.
You do have a right to put forth your viewpoint but expect others to read it and yet not view opposing views shows your intolerance of others ,as well as your blind “FAITH ” in YOUR RELIGION (FRENCH).
You continue to disgust me Stella -I must say that Its not often I get surprised by a stupid statement coming from you.
Richard Tremblay, at the S. Stormont meeting, LeCompte was given plenty of opportunity to speak. He actually said that he didn’t agree with the bilingual sign law passed by Russell & the other 3 townships.
He also tried to pass out a legal sized sheet with all the languages he could think of that said, “Welcome”. What he meant to imply was that language freedom would lead to an over-crowded information sheet that had no room for anything else.
Freedom of the use of language/s does not mean that ALL languages have to be used. It just means that you can use any language you wish to express your wishes. If you want to use German, you are free to do so. If common sense were to rein supreme in Canada, we wouldn’t be wasting time and money explaining what “Freedom” means. Again, this word means “lack of force or law that enforces” any action on the part of a citizen in a free country. The only restriction should be prohibition on the basis of offensive language or language that incites violence.
@Highlander RE: November 6, 2012 at 7:36 am POST
That was a great post Highlander. Apart from the idea of going back and forth with “those of that ilk” within the realization that it likely won’t help them see things any clearer as they seem to ignore facts and the like, it is (as I have said before) always good to present opposing views as you do. If for no other reason than for the benefit of others who are watching to KNOW there is indeed, a much more reality based opposing view.
It is just mind boggling to note that they both have made light of the fact that they often don’t read complete posts and don’t click on links (especially when they are news links), but yet believe they are informed enough to present a valid, informed opposing view. Sad…
Cheers Kim. Well said…
I can’t help but wonder what kind of reception a “Mr. LeCompte type fellow” would receive if he were an English advocate attending a French meeting and handing out those legal sized sheets.
Does anyone know if there are ISO standards for knowledge of a second language? Because I think our expectations in Canada are higher than most anywhere else in the world and that leads to people not getting jobs they should otherwise get.
John Macdonald November 6, 2012 at 11:47 am
Sir they do not test English for this English hospital,but they send them to New avenues in Ottawa to be tested for French.
Why do they not have equal difficulty bilingual on the same test?
So what does bilingual mean French only?
For Richard Trembly
I have vision issues and the 24% should have read 14% .
In any event, I notice you failed to comment on the core issue.
Logic is probably not your strength
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Stella, Stella Stella,
Alas, you are correct perjorative is not a word, but PEJORATIVE is.
It is evident that you are not an euridite, as evidenced by your understanding or lack thereof,of the above.
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Language testing standards? Ha…Enough diversion with language testing. We don’t need French language in English Canada to live our lives. Period. We live in English cities, English provinces in the the English-speaking country. Most of us are born to English speaking parents and go to English-speaking schools and universities. Practically all our businesses are English-speaking. Why on earth are we forced to learn French to get a JOB?! It’s ABSURD!
I see only one medicine for this insanity: make English the official language in English Canada and French the official language in Quebec at the federal level. Provinces would chose for themselves, although the choice is obvious. Quebec already made it.
@English OL for English Canada RE: November 6, 2012 at 7:47 pm POST
“Why on earth are we forced to learn French to get a JOB?! It’s ABSURD!”
Cheers mate. Well said and IT IS nothing short of pure absurdity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B615iJzxxlY
John Macdonald, asking for a standard, if there are none, would be very helpful. Unfortunatly, we now have employees allowed to work and be supervised in the language of THEIR choice. We have the Ontario French Language Services Act giving money to institutions to provide increased French as well. The actual taxpaying customer who may phone, write or walk in with a question is not in the equasion any more and could be dealt with easily in many cases with modern technolgy.
If there is a standard I’m sure what we expect is much higher – needlessly hirer. As for testing for English, usually an employer reserves the right to exempt someone if it is their mother tonge and their relevent degree is from an institution of that language.
I think you should all take cory’s advice and move to the USA rather then the french all moving to Quebec. If you all did that, this would be a more peaceful nation without all the BS. Then you can fight with all the different ethnic groups there…..see how far you would get. They wouldn’t put up with your BS over there….you either integrate or shut up.
There is an alarming and disproportiate number of francophones that occupy federal jobs and sit as heads of crown corporations.
This is by design and not by accident.
The deck is stacked against us because we have allowed it to happen.
Where is the fight in English Canada to keep and preserve our heritage?
There are a thousand ways at the grass level this can be done, to let them know( francophones and those that support them) that we not only don’t accept what is happening to us, but we WON’T TOLERATE IT.
1) Ecomonic boycotting of ALL that is bilingual
2) NO VOLUNTEEING IN ANY BILINGUAL FACILITY, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES until the policy is gone or changed to an acceptable level.
3) Demand to know why at governement offices that we cannot be sereved by a culturally compatible person.
That being served by a francophone with accented English is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
4) Make life for francophones as uncomfortabe in Ontario, as life is for Anglophones in racist quebec.
5) Don’t fear political correctness or being called racist. It is a PLOY . You want to talk about racism LOOK AT quebec.
6) begin to actively demand of our MPP’S why we, as a majority are treated as second class citizens in a province that is 92% English, and in cities such as Ottawa that is 84% English.
7) Demand that are politicians answer why bilingualism is necessary in a country where one jurisdiction is unlingual french
8) Begin to actively seek out people who have previous governement experience sympathic to our cause and start to plant the seeds for a new all Anlgo political part that will fully support quebec separation and a unlingual English Canada
ETC.ETC ETC.
We have the power to change our lives and that of future generations of Canadians,
What we have to get is THE WILL TO DO IT EN MASS
We also want to get leadership that will assist and support us.
Look at how many people in this blog feel about what most Anglos want . They are UNITED
Now multiply this by thousands and thousands who feel the same way, but need leadership and direction to gain the momentum to have this change become a reality.
There is a great English silent majority out there just waiting to change and take back our country.
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
I sent you a port today at approx. 12:30.
Can you please post it.
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Thinking Mr. James Q is a blogger who changed his name or moniker if you will. Either he is playing a dual role by posting with 2 different names or is someone that has been coming here for awhile and couldn’t take the heat….so changed his name. **smile**
@John McDonald. I’m not sure I grasp your last comment. At CCH all employees who indicated they were bilingual were asked to take the French test. Even those whose mother tongue was French and who speak English with french accents. They were given time off to be tested. Should they not have been exempted to save a few dollars.
ok james, we are roughly 8 million out of 34. In your mind that adds up to 14 %. Monsieur, je n’ai pas de leçon à prendre de vous.
Stella,
How long have you been loosing the battle with mental health ?
You have no conception of who I am.
For the record, Mrs. Quealey ( my mother) never raised any idiots.
Please let me know if you are in the neighborhood of Mississauga, I will “educate you ” on the finer points of both politics and law. You seem to be lacking in both.
As stated before, an euridite you are not, ignorance is bliss, you transcend this, in ways that humanity is unfamiliar with
Jim Quealey
Mississauga
Speaking of ‘integration’, I guess you couldn’t integrate in NY City right, Stella!
No special treatment for your ethnicity there, right?
Having to compete with people from all over Earth without your distinct government-sponsored Franco laws definitely must have made you uncomfortable, right?
I’ll say this much about you. You may indeed be a mean cruel person, but I cannot fault you for being stupid, though.
Cory
Fine Rosie, but your scenario doesn’t match what I said. And besides, there’s no law around it.
Stella,
I’ll write this as one concerned human being to the next. I’ve seen you write here at all hours of the day and night. Which means, if you work, then in all likelihood you’ve taken the time to write a phrase or two while at work.
Regardless of how you feel about this issue, whether you wish to see the bilingualism status quo remain or whether like most of us, you would rather see a more fair and equitable system be put in place, I feel I should remind you of something. At one point or another, your boss will get wind of the amount of time you are spending at work doing this. They may very well hint at the fact they may believe you to be spending too much time engaged in an issue rather than doing what you are employed to do. You see, you still provide a service to the taxpaying public; regardless in which language it is served in.
Just a cautionary note Stella,
Cory
Approx. 160 people in Cornwall will be losing their jobs at teleperformance come January. This is happening in city where a small group is trying to create problems with this language BS.
In this province should we not be more concerned about jobs instead of language? Instead of getting together to picket in front of the CCH, shouldn’t we be more concerned about the welfare of our neighbors, friends and family? Shouldn’t we come together with a change of attitude in order to attract more employers instead of scaring them off with these childish rallies?
Until this absurdity stops…….we will never prosper
stellabystarlight
November 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm
What cant take the reality of new individuals posting on here >
Maybe your taking of your buddy ain’t who changed ,was it 3 or 4 times ,as well as under numerous monikers.
What are you feeling drowned out with the comments that do not agree with you,many more to agree then disagree ,very similar to representation of the population .
TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING .
Don’t think all the 160 employees were City residents Stella. I might be wrong but at one time bus loads came from Valleyfield to fill those bilingual jobs.