[Regina]

Great we're hiring an accountant in Ottawa and the most important aspect of the job is that he can go "Ur, Dur, Twa" instead of "One, Two, Three" ..............fucking great.

[saturn_656]

I'd prefer we hire the best person for the job rather than the best bilingual person for the job.

Sometimes they may be one and the same, which is great. But should we hire someone of lower caliber just because they can speak French, and pass over a better candidate?

Get real.

[ShepherdsDog]

ee... er... san might be more important in the near future

[saturn_656]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

ee... er... san might be more important in the near future

Only if China moves to Canada.

[ShepherdsDog]

Mandarin and Cantonese are the most widely spoken languages in BC and Alberta, after English...then it's Punjabi(in BC) and German.

[saturn_656]

They have about as much status in Canada as Swahili does.

[ShepherdsDog]

A bit more. The Chinese can get around in Richmond without having to speak or read much English as many signs are in English and Chinese.

[saturn_656]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

A bit more. The Chinese can get around in Richmond without having to speak or read much English as many signs are in English and Chinese.

Signs for businesses or are you talking street\traffic signs?

[ShepherdsDog]

businesses...street signs are unilingual.

[saturn_656]

Anyone can use any language they want for their business signage, unless you live in the "La Belle province" of course.

If they manage to get their language on government signage, then I'll be impressed. Kind of.

[MacDonaill]

"I'd prefer the best unilingual... blah blah blah'.

And if the best person for the job is unilingual francophone?

[ShepherdsDog]

sorry to rain on your persecution party, but give the job to them. But, somehow I doubt that someone that skilled in the public service, or in an in demand profession would be a unilingual francophone anyways. Education and training would demand a high level of fluency in English

[PublicAnimalNo9]

MacDonaill MacDonaill:

"I'd prefer the best unilingual... blah blah blah'.

And if the best person for the job is unilingual francophone?

As long as that unilingual francophone considered themselves to be a Canadian and not some stinking separatist, who cares??

[eureka]

The question is not Ferguson's competence as an accountant. That part of the job is mostly the work of his staff, anyway. The AG needs not much more than a eneral ability to understand accounting practise.

What is the issue is that the AG must give the reports in person and speak to Parliamentary committee as well as the public. It is essential that an AG be bilingual. It was also a part of the advertised qualification requirements.

I frankly think that this is just punishment for Quebec for its vote in the election.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

eureka eureka:

The question is not Ferguson's competence as an accountant. That part of the job is mostly the work of his staff, anyway. The AG needs not much more than a eneral ability to understand accounting practise.

What is the issue is that the AG must give the reports in person and speak to Parliamentary committee as well as the public. It is essential that an AG be bilingual. It was also a part of the advertised qualification requirements.

I frankly think that this is just punishment for Quebec for its vote in the election.

You say that like it's the only time in Canada's political history that a winning party punished a city/region/province for not voting for them.