[Mago]

Well, this thread has been the biggest load of Ka-Ka I've seen for many
years.

Third eye will be surprised to learn that Quebec City has two(2) unilingual English High schools (St. Pats and Quebec High), and has had these two high schools for many a year. I have attended a few ceremonies there and
the place was packed with English speaking people!
Apparently the fascist policys that third-eye speaks of are no where near
as effective as third-eye would have us beleive.

He says that the poor down-trodden ignorant francophone is denied access to English language instruction: Bullshit!
Each and every kid in Francophone schools from grade 1 on up MUST take
English. Hell, even the poor Anglophone kids at the English schools MUST take English....some bunch of loser fascists third-eye is worried sick about.

All the blatant lies and half-truths really bug my ass.

NAPOLEONIC CODE? Wherever did you get that idea? Please do actually do
a little homework. Quebec's Civil Law is NOT the Napoleonic Code - Thats just as stupid as saying British Common Law is the Code of Hammurabi

Unable to have a trial in English in Quebec? Well, theres no guarantee of it - but you are certainly guaranteed an interpreter. Please indicate any case where an English-only speaking person was tried without at the very least - an interpreter....it was good enough for Riel.

That is just the blatant BS. I have serious doubts about the rest of his assertions as a result.

[Rev_Blair]

Hello Mago.

[thirdEye]

Mago wrote:

Well, this thread has been the biggest load of Ka-Ka I've seen for many years.

Who the hell are you, Dyane Adam?

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Third eye will be surprised to learn that Quebec City has two(2) unilingual English High schools (St. Pats and Quebec High), and has had these two high schools for many a year. I have attended a few ceremonies there and the place was packed with English speaking people!
Apparently the fascist policys that third-eye speaks of are no where near
as effective as third-eye would have us beleive.

Not surprised at all. Especially since I never said that there aren't any English schools in Quebec. The fact is, you can only send your child to an English school in Quebec if at least one of the parents was also educated at an English school there. Too bad, so sad for any who moves there now. Besides, I have four French schools near me, in just one small section of Ottawa, with very few french people in the area, and your bragging that the whole of Quebec city has a whopping two English schools?

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He says that the poor down-trodden ignorant francophone is denied access to English language instruction: Bullshit!
Each and every kid in Francophone schools from grade 1 on up MUST take
English. Hell, even the poor Anglophone kids at the English schools MUST take English....some bunch of loser fascists third-eye is worried sick about.

You make absolutely no sense at all. Do you always warp and twist things that others say so much?

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All the blatant lies and half-truths really bug my ass.

There have been no lies or half truths. I simply try to point out the double standards that exist in Canada to appease Quebec. If this bugs you, it is likely because you are a cheerleader for the frenchification of Canada, in which case I am happy to bug you.

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NAPOLEONIC CODE? Wherever did you get that idea? Please do actually do a little homework. Quebec's Civil Law is NOT the Napoleonic Code - Thats just as stupid as saying British Common Law is the Code of Hammurabi

When you are done taking your foot out of your mouth, you can read this:

Québec's Civil Code

Pay attention to this passage:

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The first Civil Code was approved in 1866 and was greatly inspired by the contents of the codification that occurred in France and which had become known by the name of the French Emperor that had requested it, the Code Napoléon.

Perhaps if you had done your homework, you would have found similar information with a simple Google search.

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Unable to have a trial in English in Quebec? Well, theres no guarantee of it - but you are certainly guaranteed an interpreter. Please indicate any case where an English-only speaking person was tried without at the very least - an interpreter....it was good enough for Riel.

Whoops! Better put that foot back in your mouth.

http://www.languagefairness.org/editorial013004.html

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That is just the blatant BS. I have serious doubts about the rest of his assertions as a result.

That's swell, but who's going to take you seriously when I just shot down everything you said?

If you prefer not to believe anything I say, go to this site for further information:

http://www.languagefairness.org/

See if you can practice putting your foot in your mouth with them for a while.

[Mago]

third-eye says:
63. All provinces in Canada use English Common Law as their judicial system except Quebec, which uses the Napoleonic code.

the link he offers as proof says:
The first Civil Code was approved in 1866 and was greatly inspired by the contents of the codification that occurred in France and which had become known by the name of the French Emperor that had requested it, the Code Napoléon.

and the link he offers as proof also says (wich 3rdI left out):
But the codifiers did opt for some parts of British law such as commercial law, maritime law and parts of English law of wills.

So, Quebec did not adopt the Napoleonic code of France in its entirety as 3rd eye would like us to believe (all provinces in Canada use English Common Law as their judicail system except Quebec wich uses the Napoleonic code), Instead Quebec adopted some aspects of the Napoleonic code. Sorta like saying:
"On November 12, 1997 an article appeared in National Geographic magazine concerning the ethnic cleansing of thousands of English speaking Canadians from Quebec." to imply that the English language is being eradicated violently and ruthlessly in the province.
'course, the ethnic cleansers seem to leave all the english language newspapers alone, not to mention the numerous English language TV broadcasters (CTV, Global, CBC) not to mention
completely forgetting about all those unilingual American channels on cable spreading their rot right into everyones livingroom.

The English language is nowhere near dying in Quebec. Every schoolchild is taught to speak it.

So cut the bullshit.

[hockeyguy3399]

U guys dont like each other do u! lol

[RoyalHighlander]

Quebecs civil law is different from the rest of Canada end of discussion