Generalizing a group of people because of their language = ignorant. It is not just the people of Quebec paying money, it is the whole of the country through taxes, once again, ignorance. Also, I don't think Quebec respect the laws of Canada, as some of the language bills were in direct conflict with the charter of rights and freedoms.
As of 2011, 2% (about 7 million people) speak French in North America. 98% (about 335 million) people speak English as their main language of life. If Bill 101 stays, as you know well about the impact of the bill, it will become almost 1% (about 8 million people) speaking French and 99% (about 450 mil.) speaking English by 2030. I first want to know why Quebec and its future immigrants "should" stick to French language, and most importantly sacrifice everything in isolation just to preserve it.
Presumably to escape slow assimilation into horrific North American/British mono culture. If you can call it culture.
They are completely over the top about it of course, but French speakers are very serious about their language, and always have been - that's just how they roll.
@boosra Excuse me? If you understand the meaning if "mono-culture", you will know how extremely mono-culture Quebec is. There are 350 million people living in North America, and 90% of the population is actually full of different kind of cultures other than the original British culture. This multiculturalism, didn't exist anywhere in the world, is the Culture of North America. And English is just to easily (without pressure or additional burden) "Communicate" one another. Not to assimilate.
@boosra So if you think about it, Language & Culture are not the exactly same thing. Actually what 25 year old Quebec guy is doing is exactly the same as what 25 year old young Japanese guy is doing nowadays, or even an American guy of the same age is doing. Looking for jobs, using i-phone, i-pad, skyping, youtubing, going out for Sushi and Pizza, skiing& swimming for hobby, playing video games, watching Anime and Hollywood Movies, and so on. What do you think is so different ??
@boosra So, French “language” has to be preserved “to keep/ preserve the mono, super unique(?) in Quebec” is a mistaken idea. It is especially mistaken in Quebec because at the same time, extreme laws like Bill 101 also gives the disgraceful title of discriminator to Quebec, and tremendous damage bounced back to itself, as it is in fact against "the communication language" of the continent.
@boosra So, what is this all for? To make yourself more French? So is your daily life so specially French now? Are you really that specially “French”, other than the fact that you can't and your kids won't be able to talk to 98% of the population of North America unless spending years to learn something? No offence, and I like French language. But Bill 101 won't preserve Frenchness of Quebec, but does guarantee your continued economic collapse and forever unsolved isolation. "Really, for what ?"
As I said before, probably to avoid assimilation into the nightmare North American/British monoculture. Clearly, living within it, you have no idea it is any different anywhere else.
Go live in France for 6 months, or most places in western Europe. Then you'll see what I mean.
@boosra Living in Paris is indeed a great experience, but it's not all about the language. It is greatly about experiencing the thousand years of great French history, and the beautiful ancient architecture you can't possibly compare with Quebec or any other cities in Americas. Living in Tokyo is a great experience, but it's not all about the language. It is more about the amazingly vibrant Japanese entertainment and the modern high-tech culture that no place in the world can really compete.
@boosra Let’s be objective. North America, or at least Canada clearly is not monoculture. It is a "multi" culture. And I don’t think sharing& enjoying differences is a nightmare. The communication language of the continent happened to be English, but you should remember people are all different and/or from different cultures and backgrounds. Everyone has different style and way of living to be respected.
@boosra I love Quebec as I love Canada, but let me be honest with you, preservation of French language with discrimination against English is an unhealthy obsession, and is not eventually going to achieve preservation of French Quebec. With 100 times stronger intensity, Bill 101 will kill Quebec itself, the freedom and most importantly the wealth and economy of Quebec particularly in Montreal until it completely dies. And I don't want to see that happening.
@skyscraper03 You are an EPIC troll or what ? I just click on youtube in order to watch video about Quebec and I saw many of your comment everywhere, stop trolling !
The only official language in Québec is French deal with it !
The only province with 2 official language is New Brunswick the rest are English provinces. You speak about English minority in Québec but what about 1 million French-C. living in Ontario ?
if you are not happy with Québec's law GET OUT and go live in another place.
@minhounou I'm not a troll but a person wants Quebec as well as the rest of Canada to be a better place with more freedom, equality and prosperity. That's purely it. I am not from the tiny island of Britain that you hate (and I don't like it either), nor speaking English as my first or second language. But I live in Canada and love this country. I just got interested in this issue by having studied the history of Quebec& Canada and by talking to many Canadians from in and outside of Quebec.
@minhounou For your information, Ontario doesn't have a law like Bill 101 (tyrant + discriminatory sign and education law against French), and I think you'll be surprised to see many bilingual signs in transits, in provincial handouts, and so on, when just about 1% of Greater Toronto's population is speaking French. But I personally like this and yes, I do want to respect "Canadians" no matter what language they speak.
Peace & Freedom, and God bless Canada (and Quebec, of course :)
@boosra Quebec is Quebec, and will always be remembered as “Quebec”. The land found and shared by Native Americans for thousands of years, later cherished by French then English from Europe, and then more people from the world, will be always remembered as "Quebec" no matter what it becomes or how it changes. I just want it to be a land of more freedom, equality, and be much more prosperous regardless of what language people choose to speak.
speaking sarcastically. I wish we had your language issue to deal with. It would allow us (I am in government) to debate the issue endlessly, pass laws telling citizens what to do, what not to do etc. It would allow my children and my children's children to prosper if we had such a wonderful political hot potato to toss around here.
In my province we just do not have such fantastic global problems. My department is downsizing. Can anyone suggest a way to start a "language war"
Bravo Mr. Bernier !!! And Marois stupid claim of Anglicization of Montreal - where our 2.5 MILLION English speaking population have ALWAYS lived - is a clear demonstration of the grotesque 40 year long ethnic cleansing gestapo like determination of the language law disciples - who continue to terrorize the English speaking Quebeck communities whose cries for help have been deliberately SILENCED by our mainstream BULLSHIT MEDIA for all these years!!
The motivation behind Bill 101 was to preserve and hopefully, stall the perceived predation of fellow Canadians on the French culture and language Quebec. The fallacy, of course, is that Quebec can not prevent its young people from deciding what their views will be in years to come. French will always play a role in Quebec, but young Quebecois increasing need to decide whether they want to be reined into an argument which was that of their parents will have to their choice, not others.
I worked for the Central Quebec School Board in Quebec City with people who's first language is English, teaching in highschool. I never heard of racism or harassement towards the English community there (I am sure there is some though, as there are a*holes everywhere.) Marois will never be Premier, she has to face it, but remember one thing about her: SHE started the school reform that made English mandatory FROM GRADE ONE in elementary school. She is not an anti-English/xenophobic person.
I like the fact that you didn't turn this video into an offensive towards Quebecois or separatists. The PQ today has lost the support of most "soft" separatists. Lack of leadership and too many babyboomers clinging on to power within the party has nearly killed it. The only downside of the internet is that the "opened" side of the PQ/Bloc or separatists is never portrayed. For example, you never hear about the English minority of Quebec City (see next message)
fucking ridiculous province. French are nazis.
sukqc 1 month ago
@sinclaire when was the last time you got laid?
Denali2657 2 months ago
@sinclaire70
Generalizing a group of people because of their language = ignorant. It is not just the people of Quebec paying money, it is the whole of the country through taxes, once again, ignorance. Also, I don't think Quebec respect the laws of Canada, as some of the language bills were in direct conflict with the charter of rights and freedoms.
EnterTheBoredom 2 months ago
As of 2011, 2% (about 7 million people) speak French in North America. 98% (about 335 million) people speak English as their main language of life. If Bill 101 stays, as you know well about the impact of the bill, it will become almost 1% (about 8 million people) speaking French and 99% (about 450 mil.) speaking English by 2030. I first want to know why Quebec and its future immigrants "should" stick to French language, and most importantly sacrifice everything in isolation just to preserve it.
skyscraper03 2 months ago
@skyscraper03
Presumably to escape slow assimilation into horrific North American/British mono culture. If you can call it culture.
They are completely over the top about it of course, but French speakers are very serious about their language, and always have been - that's just how they roll.
boosra 2 weeks ago
@boosra Excuse me? If you understand the meaning if "mono-culture", you will know how extremely mono-culture Quebec is. There are 350 million people living in North America, and 90% of the population is actually full of different kind of cultures other than the original British culture. This multiculturalism, didn't exist anywhere in the world, is the Culture of North America. And English is just to easily (without pressure or additional burden) "Communicate" one another. Not to assimilate.
skyscraper03 1 week ago
@boosra So if you think about it, Language & Culture are not the exactly same thing. Actually what 25 year old Quebec guy is doing is exactly the same as what 25 year old young Japanese guy is doing nowadays, or even an American guy of the same age is doing. Looking for jobs, using i-phone, i-pad, skyping, youtubing, going out for Sushi and Pizza, skiing& swimming for hobby, playing video games, watching Anime and Hollywood Movies, and so on. What do you think is so different ??
skyscraper03 1 week ago
@boosra So, French “language” has to be preserved “to keep/ preserve the mono, super unique(?) in Quebec” is a mistaken idea. It is especially mistaken in Quebec because at the same time, extreme laws like Bill 101 also gives the disgraceful title of discriminator to Quebec, and tremendous damage bounced back to itself, as it is in fact against "the communication language" of the continent.
skyscraper03 1 week ago
@boosra So, what is this all for? To make yourself more French? So is your daily life so specially French now? Are you really that specially “French”, other than the fact that you can't and your kids won't be able to talk to 98% of the population of North America unless spending years to learn something? No offence, and I like French language. But Bill 101 won't preserve Frenchness of Quebec, but does guarantee your continued economic collapse and forever unsolved isolation. "Really, for what ?"
skyscraper03 1 week ago
@skyscraper03
As I said before, probably to avoid assimilation into the nightmare North American/British monoculture. Clearly, living within it, you have no idea it is any different anywhere else.
Go live in France for 6 months, or most places in western Europe. Then you'll see what I mean.
boosra 1 week ago
@boosra Living in Paris is indeed a great experience, but it's not all about the language. It is greatly about experiencing the thousand years of great French history, and the beautiful ancient architecture you can't possibly compare with Quebec or any other cities in Americas. Living in Tokyo is a great experience, but it's not all about the language. It is more about the amazingly vibrant Japanese entertainment and the modern high-tech culture that no place in the world can really compete.
skyscraper03 6 days ago
@boosra Let’s be objective. North America, or at least Canada clearly is not monoculture. It is a "multi" culture. And I don’t think sharing& enjoying differences is a nightmare. The communication language of the continent happened to be English, but you should remember people are all different and/or from different cultures and backgrounds. Everyone has different style and way of living to be respected.
skyscraper03 6 days ago
@boosra I love Quebec as I love Canada, but let me be honest with you, preservation of French language with discrimination against English is an unhealthy obsession, and is not eventually going to achieve preservation of French Quebec. With 100 times stronger intensity, Bill 101 will kill Quebec itself, the freedom and most importantly the wealth and economy of Quebec particularly in Montreal until it completely dies. And I don't want to see that happening.
skyscraper03 6 days ago
@skyscraper03 You are an EPIC troll or what ? I just click on youtube in order to watch video about Quebec and I saw many of your comment everywhere, stop trolling !
The only official language in Québec is French deal with it !
The only province with 2 official language is New Brunswick the rest are English provinces. You speak about English minority in Québec but what about 1 million French-C. living in Ontario ?
if you are not happy with Québec's law GET OUT and go live in another place.
minhounou 5 days ago
@minhounou I'm not a troll but a person wants Quebec as well as the rest of Canada to be a better place with more freedom, equality and prosperity. That's purely it. I am not from the tiny island of Britain that you hate (and I don't like it either), nor speaking English as my first or second language. But I live in Canada and love this country. I just got interested in this issue by having studied the history of Quebec& Canada and by talking to many Canadians from in and outside of Quebec.
skyscraper03 4 days ago
@minhounou For your information, Ontario doesn't have a law like Bill 101 (tyrant + discriminatory sign and education law against French), and I think you'll be surprised to see many bilingual signs in transits, in provincial handouts, and so on, when just about 1% of Greater Toronto's population is speaking French. But I personally like this and yes, I do want to respect "Canadians" no matter what language they speak.
Peace & Freedom, and God bless Canada (and Quebec, of course :)
skyscraper03 4 days ago
@boosra Quebec is Quebec, and will always be remembered as “Quebec”. The land found and shared by Native Americans for thousands of years, later cherished by French then English from Europe, and then more people from the world, will be always remembered as "Quebec" no matter what it becomes or how it changes. I just want it to be a land of more freedom, equality, and be much more prosperous regardless of what language people choose to speak.
skyscraper03 6 days ago
speaking sarcastically. I wish we had your language issue to deal with. It would allow us (I am in government) to debate the issue endlessly, pass laws telling citizens what to do, what not to do etc. It would allow my children and my children's children to prosper if we had such a wonderful political hot potato to toss around here.
In my province we just do not have such fantastic global problems. My department is downsizing. Can anyone suggest a way to start a "language war"
investoradvocate 4 months ago
Bravo Mr. Bernier !!! And Marois stupid claim of Anglicization of Montreal - where our 2.5 MILLION English speaking population have ALWAYS lived - is a clear demonstration of the grotesque 40 year long ethnic cleansing gestapo like determination of the language law disciples - who continue to terrorize the English speaking Quebeck communities whose cries for help have been deliberately SILENCED by our mainstream BULLSHIT MEDIA for all these years!!
TheDidiM 4 months ago
@CanadiansGoHome Little Doggie, I'm not sure if prick is a new word or not. I will give you a point, just in case.
You might want to reread what you wrote because it says two opposite statements. I do indeed know about Quebec. We are already free.
4BlocksE2ndOnRight 4 months ago
The motivation behind Bill 101 was to preserve and hopefully, stall the perceived predation of fellow Canadians on the French culture and language Quebec. The fallacy, of course, is that Quebec can not prevent its young people from deciding what their views will be in years to come. French will always play a role in Quebec, but young Quebecois increasing need to decide whether they want to be reined into an argument which was that of their parents will have to their choice, not others.
4BlocksE2ndOnRight 4 months ago
I worked for the Central Quebec School Board in Quebec City with people who's first language is English, teaching in highschool. I never heard of racism or harassement towards the English community there (I am sure there is some though, as there are a*holes everywhere.) Marois will never be Premier, she has to face it, but remember one thing about her: SHE started the school reform that made English mandatory FROM GRADE ONE in elementary school. She is not an anti-English/xenophobic person.
1curieux 10 months ago
I like the fact that you didn't turn this video into an offensive towards Quebecois or separatists. The PQ today has lost the support of most "soft" separatists. Lack of leadership and too many babyboomers clinging on to power within the party has nearly killed it. The only downside of the internet is that the "opened" side of the PQ/Bloc or separatists is never portrayed. For example, you never hear about the English minority of Quebec City (see next message)
1curieux 10 months ago