[raydan]

DanSC wrote:

Is Canada bilingual, or one-or-the-other unilingual?

Yes it is, but it's more complicated than that. At the provincial level, New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province and only Quebec has declared itself officially unilingual, French only. Also, Quebec provides public English-language primary and secondary education throughout the province, most other provinces provide French-language education only "where numbers warrant."

[Mr_Canada]

Um I don't think anyone should be stopped for speaking any language anywhere ever...

[stokes]

Raydan

I absolutely promise you that I did not change the title. When I input the URL it popped up automatically. I am not that much of an asshole, but thanks for pointing it out.

[raydan]

stokes wrote:

Raydan

I absolutely promise you that I did not change the title. When I input the URL it popped up automatically. I am not that much of an asshole, but thanks for pointing it out.

No problem, but just in case you're making this up, consider yourself official tongue lashed... in French.

[GreenTiger]

DanSC wrote:

Is Canada bilingual, or one-or-the-other unilingual?

Canada is bilingual (sort of) , the problem is as usual the pain in the ass Quebec.

Andy is right let the kids play and talk in whatever language they like on the playground. Let them be kids. Once in the class room get down to business in French.

[PimpBrewski123]

Ingles no permitido, entendido !

[Heycronie]

DanSC wrote:

Is Canada bilingual, or one-or-the-other unilingual?

No it's not. They have two official recognized (big difference) languages but the people itself are not bilingual or most aren't. Common misconception as indicated from some posts up above.

[PimpBrewski123]

Anglophones in Quebec are ok.

But the fact is, several ethnics especially in Montreal so there are many ''other'' languages spoken, perhaps that's the issue.

Quebec nationalists are simply threatened. As for the Anglos in the province, it's alright, after all, there are two official languages in this country. As long as it stays that way, then it's fine.

[GreenTiger]

PimpBrewski123 wrote:

Anglophones in Quebec are ok.

But the fact is, several ethnics especially in Montreal so there are many ''other'' languages spoken, perhaps that's the issue.

Quebec nationalists are simply threatened. As for the Anglos in the province, it's alright, after all, there are two official languages in this country. As long as it stays that way, then it's fine.

Good point, once upon a time the French only to worry about the English speakers polluting their French Language and culture, now they have and languages from all over the world threatening their French Language.

My visceral response is that Quebec is a carbuncle on Canada's ass constantly whining and causing problems (which they do constantly), but there is something to be said for them trying to keep their culture alive and growing.

[Proculation]

PimpBrewski123 wrote:

Anglophones in Quebec are ok.

But the fact is, several ethnics especially in Montreal so there are many ''other'' languages spoken, perhaps that's the issue.

Quebec nationalists are simply threatened. As for the Anglos in the province, it's alright, after all, there are two official languages in this country. As long as it stays that way, then it's fine.

Are you kidding ? The separatists don't care about the others languages. About arab or chinese. They hate English. That's it. Have you ever seen l'Office de la Langue Francaise in front of a restaurant Amir or Sakeo ? It has much more to do with the hate of the English than the protection of French.

[Hyack]

The way this anti English issue is going in Quebec the next thing you know the extremists are going to want all anglos wearing Maple leafs sewn to their clothes, next thing they will want to build ghettos for the non francophones complete with watchtowers, barbed wire and guard dogs......

[Zipperfish]

Why do they always take it out on the kids?

[eureka]

Canada is officially bilingual but that means only that all federal Institutions are bilingual. In a sense, Manitoba is also bilingual in that its legislation must be in both languages. Most other provinces also make every effort to accomodate French (it was not always so).

Quebec is the only province that outlaws the use of English or French in many circumstances. Its education provisions, particularly, but not solely, are illegitimate and a violation of international laws and conventions. It mandates in many areas that communications and laws, signs, names, must be in French only. Traffic tickets must be in French.

[QBall]

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“There will be no language police,” she said. Instead, monitors who overhear children using their mother tongue during recess will simply remind them of the rules.

Because a language Gestapo is much better.

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Julius Grey, a prominent Montreal civil-rights lawyer, said the school board’s proposal is a clear violation of students’ rights and would not withstand a court challenge.

Hellooooo! When has Quebec ever cared about what the courts have said unless the ruling is in agreement with their manifesto?