CFN – Language Fairness for All held a rally in front of the Cornwall Community Hospital this afternoon in support of Heather Villeneuve, the medical lab tech who claims that she can’t get a job at CCH due to oppressive bilingual language requirements, as per CFN’s recent report.
Heather finds herself pumping gas for a living rather than working in the job for which she is trained – a job that would allow her to pay off her college debt. She explained that hospital Lab Technicians have minimal contact with the public, yet she is denied the opportunity to work at the Cornwall Community Hospital because she isn’t high level French qualified. But, then again, that can likely be said of the vast majority of Cornwallites who claim to speak French.
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So why does the hospital throw that barrier in front of Anglophones and other non-Francophones?? Why do applicants whose first language is not French have to acquire a level of proficiency in French which far surpasses that of the people whom they seek to serve? Can Helene Periard, Jeanette Despatie, Jean Lecompte or anyone else provide a believable answer to the question?
She “didn’t realize how much trouble the entire community was having with this issue … we need to make everyone aware of the discrimination that’s happening here.”
In our video clip viewers will hear Villeneuve speak of a plight she shares with a rapidly increasing number of working people here in Ontario, and spreading across the country, that of finding no fairness in language laws and other policies which, according to language rights activists like Howard Galganov, infringe upon the rights of us all. LFA spokesman, Chris Cameron, also spoke to us on camera. He reports having received complaints from area business people who are allegedly being pressured by local politicians and City employees to replace their unilingual English commercial signage with, you guessed it, “bilingual” signs.
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It makes no matter whether or not the business owner and staff can speak English and French, as would be implied by the displaying of such signs. Can you imagine how many thousands of signs there are in Cornwall alone that would have to be tossed out and replaced with bilingual signs, and at what cost, and for what purpose! Remember, we’re talking any sign that isn’t 50/50 English/French. Under these oppressive sign bylaws (which Cornwall hasn’t OFFICIALLY adopted yet), all-French, all-English, all-any other language of your choice signage would have to go – even if the business’ customers speak neither English nor French! Hello!
Cameron ended his presentation with an appeal for everyone to stand up for the inalienable right of Canadians to freedom of speech, a right that is supposed to be guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a right which at least one judge has gone on record as saying can be over-ruled. He invites everyone to attend the 7 p.m. November 13th meeting of the South Glengarry Township Council where Howard Galganov will make an appeal that the Council adopt a Resolution, similar to the recent Bylaw of South Stormont, agreeing NEVER to trample on the right of Canadian’s to express themselves in the language of their choice. Click here for more info.
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@Helga RE: November 28, 2012 at 8:47 pm POST
Thank you for that info and THANKS to everyone who kindly responded to my request for info on this. Muchly appreciated.
Ken wrote,
“Of course you have the right, you certainly do now, to make signage in French only, or bilingual. The Russell Bye-law denies
Anglophones the inherant Charter of rights and Freedoms,
right to have a sign in English only.”
I would also add Ken the Russel By-Law denies Francophones the inherant Charter of Rights and Freedoms, right to have signs in French only.
You also wrote,
“You have the right to speak whatever language you like but you do not have the right to demand Anglophones learn French simply to speak or address you in French. However, mandatory bilingualism forces Anglophones to learn French in the forlorn hope that it might help them get a job.”
This is exactly what is occuring Ken whether this is the intent of the Canadian ‘Bilingualism’ Program or not.
Thanks a bunch Ken for this one,
Cory
Helga
November 28, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Thanks Helga -I quickly Digested it and I suggest Trembly and stella you do the same :
392 groups sponsored by the federal government of these only 2 were for English:
Anglophone Social Action (CASA) and community learning centers.
Therefore the remaining 390 are francophone groups over various regions of Canada.
It seemed very one-sided with the organizations with very little talked of exclusively English.
Official languages supports programs- reports financial report indicates a budget of :
$340,551,244
Considering this is about the 2 official languages and minority languages within the respective regions and this supports programs.
minority French outside of Quebec= 997,124
minority English within Quebec = 994,124 2006 stats Canada
Now follow the money:
$ 340,551,244 spent on Official languages supports program ,this is but one of many programs the federal Government administers under the official languages act.
Keep in mind this program is for intention of supporting minority language within a majority region
$ 73,371,022 spent on minority English in Quebec- 994,124 citizens
$ 267,180,122 spent on minority french outside of Quebec for 997,725 citizens
So is this called equal representation for those Minorities within a majority?
Being that those respective minorities are basically equal in number -a difference of 3601.
Why is it that those respected minorities equally funded?
Why is the French minority supported 400% above that of the English minority if both are to be treated as equal?
So, 340,551,244 dollars divided by say total Alexandria residents, each would get about 106,000 dollars……annually!
Chris says PQ gets 73,371,022 for the Anglphphone minority in PQ as per official language status . the ROC (their term rest of Canada )between 9 provinces and 3 territories gets 267,180,122 to share to uphold official language status .. so PQ gets at least four times more per minority (official) as do french minority in other provinces or territories… 73,000,000 million bucks one province.. 267,000,000 bucks between 9 provinces and 3 territories… does that add up?
c`est drole
November 29, 2012 at 11:35 am
“the ROC (their term rest of Canada )between 9 provinces and 3 territories gets 267,180,122 to share to uphold official language status ..”
Can you not read Christopher’s info: ” Keep in mind this program is for intention of supporting minority language within a majority region.”
—So this is support for minority language within majority language area.
—-This does not include bilingualism for the rest of the country.
You know the other billion or so federally .
–I find it bizarre only two English groups supported yet 390 french groups supported.
–why does-” the Odessy program promote french as a First language or french and English as a second language .”
–Your right c`est drole this all really doesn’t add up particularly if these minorities within a majority are equal in numbers but not of support.
—So English minority support is $ 73.76 per minority member.
French minority support is $ 267.77 per minority
—This taken from the numbers Christopher has provided.
wow its good to be a french minority isn’t it ?
c`est drole it means the French groups in the rest of Canada are doing pretty darn well. http://www.monassemblee.ca/ was given over 700,000 dollars last year from Heritage Canada alone, and used almost 500,000 to provide for full time employees. Perhaps some of these groups should be made to provide volunteers and more money can go to the debt and defict of Canada.
Christopher Cameron, on of those 2 English groups, CASA, is based in and for Gaspe Que.
Eric -http://www.monassemblee.ca/ and the 200+ other french rights groups would exist if it were not for the taxpayer .
How about the 390 french groups federally would not exist as well if it were not for the taxpayer.
No one culture /language should be supported by the government over any other.
Shall we support the roughly 200 other languages to the tune of billions?
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE LANGUAGE BUSINESS,
AND TREAT ALL EQUALLY .
did not know that Englsih was a minority language in ROC ..thought that was the french part of the 2 offcial languages..so with demographics and shifts in populations. ROC (their term) still gets less than a minority (English) in PQ..1 province 73,000,000… 9 provinces with 3 territories shares 267,000,0000…still any way you calcculate it still means french is more of a minority in more areas and provinces of Canada.. does not mean “french” should go away…just means “french” is still a minority as an offcial language.. that is the purpose of funding..where needed … still PQ gets more as one province for their “minority” English that all other provinces and territories ..what`s the point .. do you want to increase ‘minoritie” funds in PQ… or cut off minoritiy funds in rest of Canada?
I don’t want more of my money going to Quebec! If they’re giving more to Ontario than Quebec I’d say that is a good thing.
@Cory
Cory, the intent of the bilingualism programme, cleverly conceived by Trudea in the late 60’s has no other purpose than to give Francophones a big advantage in the workplace. That I know for sure, from personal experience because I and several other Anglophones in the same organisation lost our jobs simply because we are Anglophones.
Thirty years ago I saw this day coming but no one would listen and I was called a racist, bigot and all those other nasty names.
People are waking up today as the real intent of biligualism is beginning to touch them personally in a negative way. Now they are beginning to listen and I’m still not a racist or a bigot.
The average Francophone doesn’t understand this reality, and most of those that do, example Stella and Touchez, will obviously fight to defend the advantage they have by calling us anti-French. That is all they can offer to attack CLF.
No good telling Francophone Russel inhabitants they can’t have a French only sign, they don’t care. They will win in the job market.
@ all subscribers to this blog in S.D.&G:
Check out this weeks Glengarry news, Letter to the Editor if you want to know what is happening in your area, and they say we
are anti-French.
First of all PQ always gets more money then it ever contributes to the feds.
2nd -We are comparing minorities within a majority setting-please do not muck up the data provided to your interests .
I had the chance to look over this data and this data provides not bilingualism but support for the minority supports program.
Put aside that cost of bilingualism -this is about supporting the minority language within the majority language area’s.
I have looked at the 36 page document -have you -“or only bits and pieces”
page 5-“close to two million Canadians are members of an Official-language minority (Anglophones in Quebec and Francophones in the rest of Canada)Through its OLSD’s, Canadian Heritage contributes to the development and vitality of these communities.”
page 25 -Appendix1- Newfoundland and Labrador for example:
French speaking 1,935
Community life and minority language education=$ 2,910,296
That’s $1504.03 per person:
Remember that’s not including the Enhancement of official Languages of which there is an additional $ 2,821,005.
Added together that’s $ 5,731,301 or $ 2,961.91 per person
Its all right there for you to peruse through if YOU wish to be informed.
If you are to argue /debate at least make the effort to be informed.
So you’re saying Ontario gets more support under this program than it should. Maybe that should change but I don’t think we should be arguing that. I’m glad if Ontario is getting more than it should!
of the 2 official languages.. you feel that area deserves less right High?
and Pq english majority deserve more??
to expalin the idea of “english majority ” in PQ meaning they get a majority of the funds as a minority in a province that belongs in Canada
since according to High, the majority of Canada is English.. outside the original part of”Canada” that is.. hard to keep up without a program..
both of them are in french but it says, là où le nombre le justifie…
http://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/min-dept/pub/just/06.html
Droits linguistiques
Le français et l’anglais sont les langues officielles du Canada, selon la Charte. Les deux langues ont un statut et des droits et privilèges égaux au sein du Parlement et du gouvernement du…. et des autres bureaux fédéraux et pour recevoir leurs services là où l’emploi du français ou de l’anglais fait l’objet d’une demande importante et là où la prestation des services dans les deux langues se justifie.
-emphasis on the last sentence.
http://www.ofa.gov.on.ca/fr/PDF/LSF_Web-FR.pdf
ok !so as I read these ideas about minority of 1 of the 2 official languages .. according to High and a small group of others, no part of Canada should be subject to learning about the other part of Canada in any educational, semantic ,business and or freedom of choice availability to learn ,identify or co-exist with a founding part of our great nation..I (and most fair minded Canadians) CANNOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF DENYING HUMAN RIGHTS TO a founding minority in any other part of Canada.. Canada`s Charter says so..
Thanks Ken for all of your information. It’s a shame that you lost your position because of the language you don’t speak.
Cory
John Macdonald
November 29, 2012 at 3:48 pm
“So you’re saying Ontario gets more support under this program than it should. Maybe that should change but I don’t think we should be arguing that. I’m glad if Ontario is getting more than it should!”
JOHN this money is only allocated to minority groups and those 200+ french language rights groups in Ontario $ 92,009,917.00 =$ 171.16 per francophone in Ontario-this once again does not include -the additional bilingual budget federally and as well $640,000,000 spent by Ontario yearly.
Many of these french rights groups are double dipping with the many different programs.
Nobody deserves more c`est drole-this money would be better spent on social services for ALL not just one select group.FEED THE HUNGRY ,CLOTHES THE POOR, BREAKFAST FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Certainly there are many social programs could benefit ALL for this.
Richard tremblay
November 29, 2012 at 3:57 pm
But the charter of rights is not worth the paper it is written on its been violated more then a hooker.
Just look at Russell -VIOLATION,Bill 101 VIOLATION +++
The charter should not be used only as a convenience for your ilk.
and my CANADA includes QUEBEC!
always ,when you lose a debate you blame the “french” for causing poverty!! it might not be the fact that government wastes money on war or bailing out large companies or useless litigations in courts of law or lost money or any other huge scandal.. giving people the chance to learn more language,education and understanding , investing in people is never a bad way to spend taxes..investing in our people is the best way to invest in our country…
But you guys are arguing Ontario should get less of this money. And you say you’re doing this because it’s going to minorities. I don’t care if it’s going to albino Albanians in Ontario. I’m quite happy if indeed we’re getting more money than we should. For us that’s a good thing!
Drole……My Canada includes Quebec also!!!
Check the Gelngarry News…….oh ok!!! doesn’t the g live in that area. Why would the letter to the editor not surprise anyone?
How can any english bloggers say it is not about the french when the g was giving out pamphlets on how and why to eliminate french and it’s cultutre. Now the highlander says, the wording has been changed…….hmmm thinking the highlander had no choice but change the wording because the hatred towards the french was too obvious.
Again the gov will spend our tax dollars however they see fit, and it’s not this group who will change that.
John you don’t want any more money going to Quebec but you are okay with Ontario getting more than its share? Great attitude.
Isn’t it about time for him to move though. He lives in the area, but, he came from Québec and now complains about a town he doesn’t even live in. Go figure ? I wonder how much money howard G has paid back to the taxpayers about this fruitless lawsuit. Coming from a guy that wants to wipe out the franco ontarian language, http://www.imperatif-francais.org/bienvenu/articles/2010/extermination-des-francophones.html, why in the heck is anyone still listening. And from a guy that left his own province because of contrôle fiscal ? go figure ? http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Galganov
c`est drole
November 29, 2012 at 4:42 pm
What debate ? my answers were clear and concise -you haven’t even put up a debate really?
Once again I presented the facts and you simply dismiss it -at least take the effort and read the report Before you even attempt to debate .
Just like religion eh blindly follow the path no matter what evidence is given to you.
“giving people the chance to learn more language,education and understanding , investing in people is never a bad way to spend taxes..investing in our people is the best way to invest in our country…”
How About helping the destitute ,the needy ,the hungry rather then ONE CULTURE, ALL would benefit rather then ONE CULTURE!!!!!!!
stellabystarlight
November 29, 2012 at 6:08 pm
“How can any english bloggers say it is not about the french when the g was giving out pamphlets on how and why to eliminate french and it’s cultutre.”
Julie Lecompte -you have said this a thousand times before -do I need to remind the people here every time you post that you had admitted that you do not like other cultures,over and over and over ,showing you to be the Ra*si* individual you are ?
Now stick to the debate rather then insult the commentors !!!what you have no rebuttal -THIS IS HOW YOU DEBATE! insulting others you are the blog bully !
Ken
November 29, 2012 at 3:19 pm
@ all subscribers to this blog in S.D.&G:
Check out this weeks Glengarry news, Letter to the Editor if you want to know what is happening in your area, and they say we
are anti-French.
Well I checked it out. Pretty unbelievable eh!
Jean Coutu in Alexandria does not carry English Christmas cards because according to staff “Jean Coutu is an French store and we don’t carry English Christmas Cards.”
That’s really too bad, I like Jean Coutu in Cornwall and I will continue to shop there but when in Alexandria I guess it will be Shoppers..
Not long ago in the town of Alexandria, you couldn’t go anywhere without running into a MC or a MAC. Now a person living his entire life in Alexandria and when in Tim Horton’s doesn’t know a soul. How the town has changed.
stellabystarlight ON November 29, 2012 at 6:08 pm wrote,
“the g was giving out pamphlets on how and why to eliminate french and it’s cultutre.”
You too Tremblay. Always the same over and over again…
Does the term, flogging a dead horse” sound familiar to you??
Seriously. How many times are you going to type this same rhetoric? You must have it programmed as an autotype phrase or something. Gezzzeusss.
Besides, we all know it wasn’t about that in reality anyways as it was simply an old VERY effective trick used in advertising which is meant to catch the attention to make the passer by WANT to read more.
c`est drole ON November 29, 2012 at 4:42 pm wrote,
“investing in our people is the best way to invest in our country…”
I think it would be rather telling Mr or Mrs. “It’s funny”
if you were to define what you EXACTLY mean by the words “our people” from your statement above. Something tells me it’s quite a different definition than what many would expect.
Heck, it might even be entertaining and enlightening to get your definition of your other words, “our country.” I have a feeling THAT might be filled with a lot more blue and white instead of red and white.
@c’est drole
and what do you say to the millions that went to bailing out Bombardier?
The government shouldn’t be in the business of spending taxpayers money for anyone to learn another language, and immigrants should come here equipped with one of the official languages. I hope we aren’t investing anything on you, it would be such a waste.
@Tremblay
You need to open your ears. listen and undertand what g is trying to do, and it includes fighting for the Rights and Freedoms of all Canadians, very much including the French. Are you so embroiled in hatred of Anglophones that you can’t comprehend the man is not anti-French?
@stella, one more time.
So you are Lecompte and you got your job based on being the best. Congratulations, Hmmm. Now I wonder where you work.
@Rosie
Thx and spread the bad word about how Alexandria has changed.
Recommend Anglos to boycott Jean Coutu
If i was so embroiled with hatred of the anglophones, i’d hate some very close friends and family. This is not really my thing. I don’t hate anyone. Surely you’re not backing his claim of wanting to eliminate the french culture in Ontario ? Are you boycotting french owned stores ? Are you saying it’s ok to leave your province because of allegations of contrôle fiscal ? (source wikipedia in previous post)
Richard tremblay
November 30, 2012 at 5:18 am
BLAH,BLAH,BLAH-Richard behavior like Alexandria imagine if that happened in Cornwall -oh the fire bombings ,boycotts ,racial slurs .
But that wouldn’t happen in Cornwall because the English are accommodating!
Many different approaches to RACISM -most are hidden and not really noticed and that is the intent ,but its out there !!!!!such as in Alexandria and Jean Coutu.
Something tells me that Alexandria of Ontario will never develop to the grandiose ancient Alexandria of Egypt…..unless of course the following steps are taken!
Perhaps one day thousands of years from now tour buses will guide French only residents from Quebec on excursions to Ontario aka ‘Nouveau Quebec’ and tourists will visit such landmarks as the ruins of Alexandria Branch Jean Coutu – whereby French only tour guides will explain how grandiose the victory was with the removal of English Christmas cards…
Next stop, Le Chateau Jean Lecompte will be a landmark hotel/motel featuring a statue of the man the size of ‘Mat Rodina’, where it will be explained to the tour that Mr. Lecompte courageously fought and defeated the English Marshal Howard Galganov and his Generals the Brother’s Cameron at the Battle of South Stormont. It will then be explained that the Battle of South Glengarry was a turning point in the war…
Of course I’m joking about all of this but then again, I wouldn’t put it past them. You know how at times these types seek out and develop historical revisionism!
I mean the Quebecois did win the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, right?
That is supposed to be funny……oh? OK hahaha!!!
Just wondering if scientists will ever come up with a cure for obsessive compulsive disorder?
KEN….. your man g, the man IS ANTI FRENCH………got that? If you don’t get, you and your gang are the only ones that don’t get it. Must we bring up the g’s pamphlets again? He was shamefully defeated in an election because of his radicals views about the french. Perhaps you should not be so blind and read up on things.
Yorlik…..now do you understand why we have to keep repeating about the g and his pamphlets?
Rosie….thinking the LFA should picket in Alexandria outside JC….it’s just not right. The town is changing it is unbelievable…..it is so very hard to go in for a coffee and not know anyone. Let me know if they decide to picket…..I may help **smile**
This is one of the comments on this site:
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Opinion/Columns/2012-11-24/article-3126837/Bilingualism-gone-mad-has-divided-Canadians-along-linguistic-lines/1?newsletterid=236&date=2012-11-24-06
RE: great article by Pat Macadam. Have a look.
“anonymous wrote
– November 30, 2012 at 09:51:16
Thank you so much for this article! I live in New Brunswick, where forced bilingualism is completely out of control and unilingual anglophones are leaving the province in droves because they can’t get decent jobs. People complain all the time, but nothing ever changes, and it keeps getting worse as more and more Francophones invade the top level of government positions. It is a helpless feeling knowing that you can get as many degrees as you want, but unless you speak both languages, you will never get ahead here.”
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@Stella..Hohoho.. they have probably been boycotting stores since they were “told” to years a few ago..has not made much of a dent has it? this small group anti-french reminds me of a saying my greatgreat granny (of irish descent) was known for ..full of prunes……
@Highl if you have ever been a part of any organized “legal” humanitarian club or group you would know that dollar per person is not, repeat, not the only way funds are distributed or collected..so to say one group gets more money per person is not actually the true representation.what is achieved with those dollars is a direct result of the amount allocated and used… still you cannot see that … so in fact your “debate” is a fallacy. Merry Christmas..and please give generously to the charitable organization “registered” of your choice..
I don’t get this boycott thing? It usually backfires like many of the businesses that are following the city boycott. I stop shopping; people who find out stop shopping. It’s just bad for everyone.
People have to learn how to resolve issues. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree and sometimes you have to make up for the crimes you commit to another person.
The biggest complaint we’ve received is that we hit back far harder than we’re hit. That’s something I’ll never apologize for. Maybe, just maybe, the bullies will pick on someone else or gosh, change how they behave if you smack them back hard enough?
I have not heard of a boycott. I have seen entire lists by Francophone associations pointing out to their members where the Francophone shops are though. That seems to be a suggestion of where to shop, non?
stellabystarlight November 30, 2012 at 10:30 am
” Just wondering if scientists will ever come up with a cure for obsessive compulsive disorder?”
If I find out I will let you know so that we can end your suffering.
“Must we bring up the g’s pamphlets again? He was shamefully defeated in an election because of his radicals views about the french.”
Oh Julie you who has nothing nice to say of other cultures ,infact hate/despise Muslims and other cutures but remain obsessed to protect the French advantage – now who is really racist ?
One that respects all cutures or one that only thinks of thier own?
Edudyorlik:
This group of anti English will never listen to reasoning ,It always for them French First ,not Canadian but French first.
All my Heinz 57 I classify myself Canadian first then my heritage.
These English haters will never be happy ,but as well these English haters have no valid argument.
I have provided sound information but these English haters will not accept the facts.
English haters would prefer to provide misinformation then actually debate the issues and these English haters would prefer to demonize a group that’s asking for “fairness”.
Highlander……just a word of precaution……stop the false accusations.
@stella
Quote: your man g, the man IS ANTI FRENCH………got that? If you don’t get, you and your gang are the only ones that don’t get it. Must we bring up the g’s pamphlets again? end quote.
Where in the leaflet does it say anything about the French that could be construed as anti-French? It is telling you about Rights and Freedoms for all, particularly that the court ruled agains the individual use of either English or French. That affects you too.
You said, “Just wondering if scientists will ever come up with a cure for obsessive compulsive disorder”?
Stella, you do go on repeating the same old thing, attack, attack atack. That’s OCD.
Now, instead of attacking g, spell out where in his leaflet it says anything that could be anti-French. I assume you can comprehend what you read.
Mr Kenny…..for the 100th time, read carefully, keep your mind on what you are reading this way, I won’t have to repeat myself **smile** Alright Ken? OK
The highlander, your buddy himself claimed (thinking it was yesterday) that the G, your savior, has recently changed the wording of his loving pamphlets? Got it up to now Ken? The highlander asked me directly if I read the recent pamphlet and I was told I should…….ca vas???
Ok let’s carry on…my response was, the G, the head cook and bottle washer, had no choice but to change the wording because the pamphlet in no uncertain terms explicitly stated why and how french should be eliminated? Ken so far are you following?
Now let’s continue so….if the wording was changed, one doesn’t need a PHD to know why, but I will tell you anyhow **smile** He didn’t have a choice because his radicals views were too obvious and in order to add to the flock, he had to tone it down some. I could almost bet he was advised to change the wording **smile**
So Ken….I hope you get the drift now…..
The OLA and its radical implementing Regulations that are enforced only in English Canada are ANTI-ENGLISH.
Helga November 30, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Well said.
OLA was implemented to provide services where warranted but it has now morphed into a huge bureaucracy that’s adgenda would no longer be recognizable to those that first implemented it in good faith.
This bureaucracy is now a huge burden on society and has created more animosity then it had intended to resolve.
Leave it to Government to screw things up -Our government’s need to get out of the language business,before there is more damage and Canada separates over irreconcilable differences.
stellabystarlight
November 30, 2012 at 7:26 pm
The pamphlets say:
In Ontario the English language is now illegal
“The unrestricted use of the English language in ONTARIO is against the law.”
Where french occurs in the document is:
“French Language activists will be knocking at your door next”
“FORCED BILINGUAL SIGNS ARE A LAW WHENEVER FRENCH ACTIVIST DEMAND THEM.”
“FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS NOT ANTI-FRENCH”
SO JULIE LECOMPTE(STELLA)
LFA ARE ACTIVIST YET YOU CALL THEM FRENCH HATERS ,SHOULD ALL CANADIANS REFER TO FRENCH ACTIVISTS AS ENGLISH HATERS ?
The OLA isn’t implemented only outside Quebec and Quebec didn’t opt out. They can’t opt out or in nor can any province. It’s federal legislation that does not apply to provincial governments it only applies to federal jurisdiction. It’s true that Quebec is not bilingual but the only province that has chosen to be bilingual is New Brunswick.
ken, the title says how to eliminate the french language culture in easter ontario. So if that is not anti french I don’t know what is ? MAybe some will say that it’s ok to work in such a title under the guise of freedom of expression. If that is ok, you could change the title to how to eliminate the jews in eastern ontario, and I could answer to anyone that says its a hate crime, I could say no its freedom of expression because inside I wrote, Just kidding.
Oh Richard, have you never changed your mind? Have you never had your eyes opened to something you had no clue about? Or have you been perfection since the day you told your mother to spread her legs so you could get out?
Perhaps Mr. G has had a change of heart since his first pamphlets came out. (how many years ago?) Perhaps Mr. G educated himself so that he could fight more fairly. Perhaps people change their opinions and beliefs as they age and learn more about the world and their place in it. But no, let us jump on the man that stands up for himself and others until you have made the oddest strawman from your fantasies. pshaw!
Honestly if I were to believe everything you and Stella and aint or les et al have said I’d run away and bury my head in the sand in fear of the big bad G and all his peeps. Instead, I educate myself, do some research for myself, and talk to real people instead of bigotted bullies on the interwebs who have nothing good to say about anything. It truly is amazing what one can learn when one is open and willing.
I’m still waiting for an apology from my stalking bully, but I’m not holding my breath. But I’ll tell you what, just one positive post on anything from any of your crew and I’d walk away a happy woman. But the backhanded holiday wishes filled with disdain don’t cut it. or insulting posts that end with a “but have a nice day” or an all too popular *s* that has more bile and hatred than the words you actually choose to use. Again, not holdiing my breath.