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Author:  Macdonald/Borden [ Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:42 pm ]
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Great, it is hard to watch movies in subtitles because you always have to look at the bottom of the screen!!!
Author:  gaulois [ Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:28 pm ]
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[QUOTE BY= Delenda Carthago] . For having written that book, Normand Lester <u>HAS BEEN FIRED </u> by our francophone "sell-outs" + Rabinovitch + Paul "Power Corporation" Desmarais + the federal liberals. <br /> <br />[/QUOTE] <br />Similarly to Bush being the top Al-Qaida recruiter, I really wonder about these people sometimes. I think our Quebec sovereignists colleagues should be more grateful to these twits. <img align=absmiddle src='images/smilies/rolleyes.gif' alt='Rolling Eyes'>
Author:  Guest [ Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:41 am ]
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Despite Bill 101 and our language laws, French is still precarious in Quebec. The only way we can preserve our language and culture is to become sovereign. <br /> <br />Source : <br />McLean <br />November 22, 2004 - 21:20 <br /> <br />Quebec language agency says French in "precarious" state in province <br /> <br />QUEBEC (CP) - The French language is in a "precarious" state in Quebec as English usage continues to grow, says a report by Quebec's language watchdog. <br /> <br />The Office quebecois de la langue francaise says English usage is growing at a slightly higher rate than French - two per cent for English compared with 1.7 per cent for French. Efforts to force businesses to comply with language laws "have not yet allowed French in Quebec to come into full and widespread use," the watchdog said in an annual report tabled in the provincial legislature. <br /> <br />"In this context, it appears that the use of French at work is precarious, despite gains made in the past few years." <br /> <br />English is the language of choice for 55 per cent of Quebecers whose mother tongue is neither English nor French, added the watchdog, which enforces the province's language laws. <br /> <br />The agency has the power under the law to force businesses with more than 50 employees to translate all internal correspondence into French. <br /> <br />Bill 101, the sweeping language law passed in the 1970s, contains other provisions including controversial restrictions on English signs. <br /> <br />The law also forces immigrants who attend public schools to so do in French, and the legislation limits francophone access to English public schools. Private schools are not covered by the law. <br /> <br />Many provisions of Bill 101 have been ruled unconstitutional over the years, including those mandating French-only commercial signs, court proceedings and debates in the legislature. <br /> <br />The report by the language watchdog expressed particular concern about the use of English among workers in Montreal, a city where English speakers comprise roughly one-third of the population. <br /> <br />"Immigrant workers use English and French nearly equally at work," said the report. <br /> <br />"Bill 101 specifies that French is the language of the workplace in Quebec." <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
Author:  gaulois [ Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:27 pm ]
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[QUOTE BY= Delenda Carthago] <br />"Despite Bill 101 and our language laws, French is still precarious in Quebec. The only way we can preserve our language and culture is to become sovereign. <br />... <br /> <br />Bill 101 specifies that French is the language of the workplace in Quebec." <br />[/QUOTE] <br /> <br /> <br />Delenda: La France est pourtant souveraine et Alcatel à Paris opère maintenant en anglais, je crois. Ce qui a évidemment créé une énorme controverse. La Finlande est souveraine et les rencontres de Nokia se déroulent souvent en anglais. J'imagine qu'une compagnie comme Ericksson à Montréal aurait de grands défis. La Hollande a de tels problèmes. Même chose en Allemagne où j'ai moi même travaillé et vécu cette expérience. <br /> <br />Les industries de la connaissance semblent bien affectées par le language des affaires. Je suis en accord avec le bill 101 mais je vois de grandes embûches dans beaucoup de pays aparemment "souverains". Je crois que l'adaptation locale est critique et que la souveraineté dans la tête est la meilleure solution dans cette industrie. Pas facile. <br />
Author:  Earl [ Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:13 am ]
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It's Canadas gateway to Americanization...and I'm all for that. <br /> <br />Earl
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