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Originally Posted by pompousjohn
I think its wonderful that you are finally taking an interest in the politics of your own country, I wish you would tackle the tougher issues too like moose licensing, discrimination against gay beavers and genetically modified maple syrup.
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Lol!! ;)
and I know its strange... For like the past 6 years or so I've found US politics more interesting than Canadian politics. I think I've figured out why. I watch alot of The Daily Show and the Stephen Colbert show. These shows are probably what got me hooked.
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Originally Posted by EonBlue
Why should people be forced to move from their home because of ridiculous laws that amount to nothing more than ethnic cleansing? Quebec used to be almost 50% English and many areas, especially in west Quebec, were predominantly English. My mother was born and raised on a farm in Quebec in a majority English town that was that way for over 150 years. You go there now and you would never know that it used to be an English town except for all of the names on the tombstones.
Why is ethnic cleansing bad everywhere else in the world but acceptable in Quebec?
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Bingo!
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
yep, they are trying to push out english speaking people who's families have been there for generations because they don't fit in the quebec that they want. my girlfriends english speaking family has lived in west quebec for over 100 years but they are viewed as second class to the government. everyone in their area speaks english, yet everything must be in french. its bizarro world.
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You're right.... I'm 100% anglo and the feeling of being second class here because of it is subtle yet persistent... but regardless even if they went full franco here it wouldn't be enough to make me leave. I've always lived in Montreal and have no plans ever to move out.
The only exception might be if Quebec were to Separate from the rest of Canada. This almost happened in the 90's and it was a spooky time to be here...
peace.