Whereas Ontario has a Ministry of Franco Affairs, be it resolved that Quebec have a Ministry of Anglo Affairs.
27 January 2013
Jean-François Lisée hits a brick wall
Jean-François Lisée hits a brick wall
MONTREAL - We’re pathetic, we English-speaking Quebecers. And after four months of listening to our whimpering, our nanny minister is showing signs of impatience with us.
“You are Quebecers,” Jean-François Lisée snapped in English last week, after announcing a $20,000 subsidy for a tour of the province to promote the bilingual pop song Notre Home, an anglo-angsty plea for acceptance.
“Stop doubting. Stop asking permission to be Quebecers. Stop thinking that you are defined in the eyes of the other.
“You are Quebecers. Get over it.”
MONTREAL - We’re pathetic, we English-speaking Quebecers. And after four months of listening to our whimpering, our nanny minister is showing signs of impatience with us.
“You are Quebecers,” Jean-François Lisée snapped in English last week, after announcing a $20,000 subsidy for a tour of the province to promote the bilingual pop song Notre Home, an anglo-angsty plea for acceptance.
“Stop doubting. Stop asking permission to be Quebecers. Stop thinking that you are defined in the eyes of the other.
“You are Quebecers. Get over it.”
25 January 2013
Le racisme à deux vitesses | Marc Cassivi | Marc Cassivi
Le racisme à deux vitesses | Marc Cassivi | Marc Cassivi
Les Québécois ont l'épiderme sensible. Surtout lorsqu'il est question de langue ou d'identité nationale. Le francophone est chatouilleux. Question de Constitution, il faut croire.
04 January 2013
CBC: STM defends stance on Quebec's language laws - Montreal
STM defends stance on Quebec's language laws - Montreal - CBC News
Montreal's transit corporation is defending its interpretation of Quebec's language laws, saying it cannot force its ticket takers to serve customers in any language other than French.
The vice-chair of the transit corporation (STM), Marvin Rotrand, said the corporation has its hands tied with regards to Bill 101, unless services in English are proven to be essential.
"Basically, we have to operate in French unless we can prove an absolute necessity in certain categories," said Rotrand.
02 January 2013
News
News
In his book Who Killed Canadian History?, one of the country's foremost historians, Jack Granatstein, says: "Nationalism in Quebec is not propagated in a haphazard way by individual teachers. It starts at the ministry level and it permeates the textbooks." We can now add official history examinations to that. For over 20 years, Quebec has been producing dubious nationalist history in its compulsory examinations. The most recent exam for History and Citizenship Education (which replaced the old History of Quebec and Canada) avoids issues that are politically uncomfortable for nationalists and is an excellent example of bad history.
Quebec Exam is Bad History, Written in Bad English
In his book Who Killed Canadian History?, one of the country's foremost historians, Jack Granatstein, says: "Nationalism in Quebec is not propagated in a haphazard way by individual teachers. It starts at the ministry level and it permeates the textbooks." We can now add official history examinations to that. For over 20 years, Quebec has been producing dubious nationalist history in its compulsory examinations. The most recent exam for History and Citizenship Education (which replaced the old History of Quebec and Canada) avoids issues that are politically uncomfortable for nationalists and is an excellent example of bad history.
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