Date: 6:32 am Mon Nov 6, 1995 Number : 39 of 203 From: Molson Base : BOMB_NET - General Debates To : Silicon Soul Subj: Re: [Treason?
SS> Parizeau constantly refers to 'our people'... The 'ethnic element' and the SS> English were responsible for the no vote... Well, the ethnic elements so SS> called and the English have a vote to cast as well. their votes have equal SS> value. they too have spent their lives living and working in that province. SS> Parizeau had his way, he'd have everyone of 'ethnic' origin shipped out on SS> next train... and turn his French Canadian women back into the breeders the SS> used to be. Oh, in case you never did hear about that one... his remark was SS> the effect that the white race (so called) actually translated - white FREN SS> Canadian need to produce more children... Obviously so they can outnumber t SS> mal dit Anglais... One doesn't know which is more offensive - the racist SS> comments or the women becoming better breeders!
yes i think that WAS quite a racist statement...and he is a Fool for saying it..and especially a fool for not totally apoligizing
SS> In any case - my gut feeling is that the mistake goes way back. There shoul SS> never have been two languages, the country should never have been set up as SS> bilingual nation. Had things been done properly, Canada would be united in SS> spirit as well as in physical territory. Why English? Because it is the SS> language of commerce, science and the most widely accepted language in the SS> world. Go to France and you NO problem finding people who can speak with yo SS> in English. SS> SS> There are many countries in the world where the populations are quite evenl SS> divided as to original language, but very few actual bi-lingual countries SS> where the other languages are recognized officially. Most countries prefer SS> unity.
might very well be, it probably would have been easier to force english on them from the start, and it's WAY to late to do anything now...
Acually the U.S. has 2 official languages...and they seem to do fine...English and Spanish...