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- From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
- Subject: Re: Tolerance in Quebec (was Re: Political system 'axes')
- References: <20JAN93.10484054.0076@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.095755.18407@spxtech.qc.ca>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:57:54 GMT
- Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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- From article <20JAN93.10484054.0076@VM1.MCGILL.CA>, by CZ94 <CZ94@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA> Tom writes:-
-
- (Hello Tom. Nice to have you back with us.)
-
- >
- > [.....]
- >
- > The one exception to the general picture of Quebec as an open and
- > tolerant society is in the domain of language. Some aspects of
- > Bills 101 and 178 can be seen as intolerant (I'd really rather not
- > debate this at length right now). Even concerning language, most
- > Quebecers, both anglo and franco (and allo), are quite tolerant in
- > everyday life. In one-on-one conversations, most of us do our
- > best to communicate in whatever language is mutually convenient.
-
- Agreed. (Pretty much).
-
- > It's only when we start talking about abstract principles and
- > thinking of the "other" linguistic group as a faceless mass that
- > the discourse on language tends to become intolerant.
- >
-
- I am in contact with a number of anglophone families whose children have
- had, and are having, severe problems as a result of being forced to
- attend french schools in Quebec. That is NOT to say that there is anything
- wrong with french schools. I mean that these children have problems as a
- result of being placed in an environment that is totally foreign to them.
- I don't think the parents of these children would agree that intolerance
- in Quebec society is confined to discussion of abstract principles.
-
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- ||| Steve Potter: steven@spxtech.qc.ca |||
- ||| Expertise/Experience: Computer Systems Engineering / Real Ale / |||
- ||| Politics in Education in Quebec |||
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