Supreme Court rules against Quebec's language law

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

At first I figured you just missed my point, but upon second reading I realize you actually proved it.

No I really didn't, I countered it.

The French are the only ones wanting special priviledges based soley on the language they speak, and they discriminate against those who dont speak it.

Show me where that happens elsewhere in Canada at a Provincial, or municipal, level. Equality in this area exists in 9 provinces and 3 territories, it doesnt exist in one province. It's an embarassment IMO.

Again this has nothing to do with what happened 250 years ago...as you stated..because none of them were around then either.

[NBC]

Originally Posted by Bagor

On another note and I posted this story before where my wife and a colleague (both from France) resigned from a selection committee where (in her opinion) the by far strongest applicant for the position was dismissed because even though he was fluent bilingually it just so happened that he spoke French with a funny accent. He was from Cameroon.

That is really ironic, too ironic, especially when France French love to make fun of the way Quebeckers speak. It think they feel it sounds like Old French when spoken through a mouthful of marbles. This is what I have heard from French friends.

Too bad about the Cameroonian, but it is the Federal Government's loss for not selecting the better candidate.

[Redliner]

Originally Posted by NBC

That is really ironic, too ironic, especially when France French love to make fun of the way Quebeckers speak. It think they feel it sounds like Old French when spoken through a mouthful of marbles. This is what I have heard from French friends.

I never really paid attention to Quebec French when I was growing up and had no idea it was so different from France French. After living in France for 2 1/2 years, I flew home with my parents on an Air Canada flight. They showed us "The National" in French first, then English. Not wanting to wait for the English broadcast, I plugged into the French one and was a little concerned that I had a hell of a time understanding it.

I related the experience to a friend in France a few days later and she laughed and said "Yeah, that's the Quebecois for you. Don't worry about it; we can't understand them either."

The crazy part is that the Quebecois are far more extreme in the protection of their language than the French are, even though immigration in France and the resulting cultural changes are a huge issue over there. What makes it ridiculous is that Quebecois is half English anyway, and is a complete ba$tardization of both languages. I had a hard time taking the whole language protection idea seriously when I heard "Pur Laine" Quebecois busting out phrases like "Mon char est stucké dans the mud" on a regular basis.

[NBC]

Originally Posted by Redliner

I had a hard time taking the whole language protection idea seriously when I heard "Pur Laine" Quebecois busting out phrases like "Mon char est stucké dans the mud" on a regular basis.

That's fantastic! My French isn't very good and even I know what that means.