The Canadians head coach, Jacques Martin, was subject to a rather vicious rant by a reader who was outraged that he organized a golf tournament outside Quebec.
Hmm.... Perhaps the tournament was held there because Mr. Martin is a Franco-Ontarian and Rockland is his home town? LINK"Why did this man hold his golf tournament in Rockland, Ontario, Canada. Are we missing golf courses in Quebec, or is it just because some people prefer English Canada and fuck you francophones!!"
Montreal Blacks deserve to be profiled by police
It wasn't a great surprise that an internal study conducted by the Montreal police themselves, found that the police force systemically targets Blacks for random stops at a rate up to eights times higher than whites. LINK
For columnist Richard Martineau, the fault lies with the Blacks themselves. "Do Blacks wearing a suit and tie get hassled?" he asks in his blog. According to him, Blacks deserve to be stopped because of their hip-hop dress. Link
I wonder if Mr. Martinaeau would care to comment on the incident involving two Montreal Alouette football players who were stopped in the their late model SUV for the crime of "DWB"(driving while black.) LINK
Or how about a Black school teacher who was roused by police for no reason while waiting in a car for his friend who went into a restaurant to pick up pizza. LINK
Every time an incident like this occurs, the police invariably make up an excuse about the victim. He was "aggressive," uncooperative," "suspicious," "driving badly," "tail light." blah, blah, blah.. In the case of the school teacher, the police said that the car had no license plate, but the temporary tag was pasted in the window of the car where it was supposed to be.
When the police act so stupidly, it's fair to attack their credibility under oath. I'm surprised that no defence lawyer hasn't tried to discredit a cop's testimony on the basis of their general untrustworthiness. Targeting Blacks is a fact of life, lying about it is another. The Montreal police need a cultural change and they need to start telling the truth.
Worst language complaint about a sign
Over the years, I've seen and heard a lot of complaints about English signage, but alas this one takes the cake.
"Cimetière Côte-des-Neiges, 31 juillet 2010.
"One of the many reservoirs for watering flowers placed at the disposition of those visiting the departed.
"Even in a cemetery, the predominance of French must be respected!!!"
Mouvement Montréal français
Letter encouraging students to visit national parks branded propaganda
Bloqhead MP Carole Lavallée branded a letter sent to students by the Prime Minister as propaganda. Prime Minister Harper sent high school students, across Canada a letter encouraging them to visit Canada's national parks.
The separatist MP branded the invitation as abuse of government money and an intrusion on provincial jurisdiction. LINK
McGill university sticks it to French language militants
This week McGill was the only Canadian school to crack the list of the best 25 best universities in the world, another stab in the heart, but nothing compared to the school's decision to launch its Mordecai Richler writer-in-residence program.
To militants, Richler represents one of the most hated historical Anglo personalities, one who personfies the concept of Quebec-bashing. The idea of honouring him by naming a program after him will serve as another painful irritant for years to come!
Return of Nordiques not popular with everyone
It seems that not everyone in Quebec is excited about the potential return of the Quebec Nordiques to the NHL, especially if it means spending public funds to secure the team's return. That being said at least one commentator has a completely different reason for rejecting the Nordiques project.
Denis Julien wrote;
Montreal Canadiens-Instrument of federalism?"What are the the benefits of the Quebec Nordiques to Quebec?English will be the working language of the team. They will still allow Ontario beer companies to get rich by taking our money. The English-speaking players will open bank accounts at the TD Bank and Scotia Bank or outright in U.S. accounts. They will build several million dollar castles in Lac Beauport which will raise taxes of the residents of this suburb of Quebec. Finally, they will send their children to Quebec English schools. These are the vile benefits of Quebec hockey's return. Something to be proud of, right?"LINK(FRench)
According to Pierre Curzi, a Parti Quebecois member of Quebec's Parliament, the Montreal Canadiens have become an instrument of federalism;
"The Canadiens have changed from being an asset for (Quebec) nationalism to an asset for federalism, said the actor-MP. I think there are people in this organization, that are deeply federalist and they are very aware that hockey is a very strong tool for creating identity. I think they are quite happy to be able to use it for that." LINK(French)(Thanks to reader 'STEVE' for the link!)
B.C. sign irks French language militant
This poster in a Vancouver hospital, annoyed a self-proclaimed Quebecoise exile in British Columbia.
Advising people to wash their wands in seven languages, French was omitted.
While common courtesy would dictate that French would be added, notwithstanding that less than 2% of British Columbia speak French, it wasn't. LINK
However complaining about the lack of respect for French is a bit hypocritical, because Quebec hospitals (other than Anglo institutions) exclude ALL languages except French!
The French have a great saying - "Deux poids et deux mesures" (Two weights, two different standards)
Intellectuals for Sovereignty?
A most bizarre exchange took place before a Parliamentary committee in Quebec City, that was debating the proposed law that would replace Bill 103, the law struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada in relation to English language schooling.
While common courtesy would dictate that French would be added, notwithstanding that less than 2% of British Columbia speak French, it wasn't. LINK
However complaining about the lack of respect for French is a bit hypocritical, because Quebec hospitals (other than Anglo institutions) exclude ALL languages except French!
The French have a great saying - "Deux poids et deux mesures" (Two weights, two different standards)
Intellectuals for Sovereignty?
A most bizarre exchange took place before a Parliamentary committee in Quebec City, that was debating the proposed law that would replace Bill 103, the law struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada in relation to English language schooling.
One of the groups opposed to the law that creates guidelines whereby children ineligible for English education can carve out a path, is called "Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté" (Intellectuals for sovereignty)
In English culture, it sounds a bit bizarre and self-aggrandizing to refer to oneself as an 'intellectual.' Similarly I always thought it strange to see a room at the Montreal airport labelled as a 'Salon VIP ,'
but I always put it up to a language thing. I can't imagine a reception at Pearson airport named as such.
At any rate, Gilbert Paquette, president of this group was making a presentation when the Minister responsible for the language laws, Christine St-Pierre, started asking some uncomfortable questions.
In English culture, it sounds a bit bizarre and self-aggrandizing to refer to oneself as an 'intellectual.' Similarly I always thought it strange to see a room at the Montreal airport labelled as a 'Salon VIP ,'
but I always put it up to a language thing. I can't imagine a reception at Pearson airport named as such.
At any rate, Gilbert Paquette, president of this group was making a presentation when the Minister responsible for the language laws, Christine St-Pierre, started asking some uncomfortable questions.
"Who are these 'intellectuals" exactly?" she asked.It fell to Pequiste Pierre Curzi to come to the rescue, accusing the minister of a witch hunt.......
"Why have only 15 of the 150 purported members identified themselves?"
"Who is financing your organization?'
