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- From: scooper6@mach1.wlu.ca (stephen cooper 9209 U)
- Subject: Re: Tolerance in Quebec (was Re: Political system 'axes')
- References: <1993Jan21.095755.18407@spxtech.qc.ca> <1993Jan22.193947.28704@bnrmtl.bnr.ca> <1993Jan25.185422.1043@seachg.uucp>
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- Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 04:05:16 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.185422.1043@seachg.uucp> chrisb@seachg.UUCP (Chris Blask) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan22.193947.28704@bnrmtl.bnr.ca> phallard@bmtlh209.BNR.CA (Philippe Allard) writes:
- >>
- >>I am quite surprised to read that you know of many anglophone families
- >>whose children were forced to go to french school. In fact, you should know
- >>that, even if bill 101 forces most immigrants to go to french school,
- >>anybody whose parents (one or both) went to english school has himself the
- >>right to go to english school. In other words, under the current law, no
- >>anglophone is forced to go to french school.
- >>
- >>Philippe G. Allard
- >
- >??
- >
- >I'm sorry, I seem to misunderstand. "even if Bill 101 forces most
- >immigrants to go to french school, anybody whose parents..." Does this
- >mean if your parents attended an english school *Anywhere*? in Canada?
- >Quebec? In North America? ????
- >
- >It seems fairly obvious that either there *are* some restrictions, or the
- >poster previous to Phillippe is lying. Given that, (in non-legaleez) what
- >are the restrictions? It would be even more enlightening to see these
- >compared with similar restrictions in the other provinces; ie - if my
- >family speaks french and I live in Ontario/Alberta/etc..., how is it
- >decided, who decides, etc... whether my kids get to take all of their
- >classes in french?
-
- According to the constitution, any citizen whose mother tongue is English
- and was educated in English when they were a child *in Canada*, they have
- the right to
- send their children to school in their official language mother tongue.
- Example. I was educated in English in Ontario. If I had kids and I moved
- to Quebec, my children would have access to English school in Quebec. This
- is where numbers warrant. In Montreal for example, there are enough
- anglophones to warrant having schools. If I were in Chicoutimi, I doubt
- that numbers would warrant. Another example would be if Jacques was a
- francophone and was educated in French anywhere in Canada, and he had kids
- and moved to Alberta let's say, constitutionally he has a right to send his
- kids to school in French. The problem is demographics though. There's
- probably not enough francophones in a certain region in Alberta to warrant
- building a French language school in Alberta. However, I wonder if the
- courts could force it....
-
- >These answers should be very simple for those who are familiar with the
- >system. I would guess that most of us have never seen the regulations, nor
- >any worthwhile comparison.
- >
- >-chris blask
-
-
- --
- Steve Cooper | Internet: scooper6@mach1.wlu.ca
- Waterloo, Ontario | If you actually think I speak for Wilfrid Laurier
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