tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post1320670165769651973..comments2024-02-17T03:22:53.951-05:00Comments on No Dogs or Anglophones: The Very Public Humiliation of Bernard DrainvilleEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-60709699660637633692014-05-08T14:24:31.743-04:002014-05-08T14:24:31.743-04:00No way. I'd have signed up for a Bloc membersh...No way. I'd have signed up for a Bloc membership just for the laughs!Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-8481547948294947352014-05-08T14:23:13.989-04:002014-05-08T14:23:13.989-04:00@Sauga
I'm sorry, but you don't know what ...@Sauga<br />I'm sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about. <br />You can get that kind of response if you ask the public about sovereignty or sovereignty-association, with Parizeau or Marois was prattling on that our new country would use the Canadian dollar, and have the Canadian passport, etc.. <br />All of which is a complete crock of shit.<br /><br />Ask the real Question: Are you in favour of a separate Quebec: any pollster who asks that real question gets a very different answer.<br /><br />Then ask the other real question: Do you want an independent Quebec or are you do you want to be part of Canada? <br />Canada wins every time by a very wide margin. 2-1. <br /><br />It's time to change your paradigm and stop living in the past. <br /><br />Independence was grafted onto the baby boomer ethnic rights movement of the 60s. Ethnic rights won, but independence won't give Quebecers anything. <br /><br />Face it, nobody under 40 cares about an independent Quebec anymore because they have evidence, right in front of them, that they can succeed.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-27300580028903523662014-05-08T10:30:39.388-04:002014-05-08T10:30:39.388-04:00 Its funny how any criticism of quebec and you ar... Its funny how any criticism of quebec and you are labelled a quebec-basher. Yet some Quebecois mock the ROC and anglos all the time and its accepted as just normal discourse. The seperatists in particular seem to have very thin skin..not sure why they are so angry and spiteful all the time? They have a law..Bill 101..which goes out of its way to protect the french language and clearly violates anglo rights yet somehow its still law. They have manages to staff the quebec public service with 98 percent francophones even though anglos make up 9 percent of the province. They are over-represented in federal public service because they managed to push bilingualism into many many jobs. They are over-represented in any of the union jobs protected for life jobs. They managed to get the ROC to send them an extra 15 billion per year while bashing them at the same time. But no its still not enough..<br /><br /> Its the classic spoiled child syndrome..the more you give in to the spoiled brat the more they want and the more they whine..its really as simple as that. Some tough love from the ROC would do wonders and now is the time to start. I hope the toll on the champlain is at least 6 dollars. I think there should be tolls on all the bridges in Montreal so the suburban leeches can finally pay their fair share..they all drive into Montreal for work and leisure but then run away to avoid paying their fair share of the taxes and they also expect us all to pay for the cost of the bridges..typical leech mentality. Look how big of a story the toll on the bridge issue is..everytime you try to make people pay their fair share in quebec there is a reaction like this. I could care less if the other bridges get more congested..let it be..if people are too cheap to pay the true cost of the bridge then let them sit on the bridge for an extra 20-30 minutes..they chose to live off-island to get a nice cheap house with low property taxes..nobody forced them to live there and nobody forced them to work on montreal island..complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-23008414179348311232014-05-08T10:28:44.223-04:002014-05-08T10:28:44.223-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRZuxYjNm4Q&hd...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRZuxYjNm4Q&hd=1<br /><br />enjoy, great clipJames Wolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-74326677386152728932014-05-08T10:11:04.617-04:002014-05-08T10:11:04.617-04:00"so you're in for a cultural genocide, ri..."so you're in for a cultural genocide, right?"<br /><br />You know, maybe that Orwell essay isn't too hyperbolic for this discussion afterall...<br /><br />Anyway, the Brits have been trying for four hundred years to eradicate Irish culture. It's true, they managed to almost completely eliminate the Irish language, the culture not so much. In fact, some might say that mastering the English language is the main thing that has kept Irish culture so strong in the world - exporting it to every corner through people like James Joyce and Oscar Wilde and Brendan Behan and Roddy Doyle and even Brian Moore in Montreal...<br /><br />Imagine if every city in the world had a Quebecois presence like the Irish...Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-60264746330126373532014-05-08T09:34:52.681-04:002014-05-08T09:34:52.681-04:00Interesting article. For the past 40 years the pol...Interesting article. For the past 40 years the political class in Quebec has treated the teaching of English to Francophones and recent immigrants as an act of treason and something to be frowned upon. As if someone that learns English will suddenly cease to be a Francophone. Thankfully, that attitude is dying a slow death and does not resonate with younger Francophones.LDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-14452748518439459342014-05-08T09:09:11.841-04:002014-05-08T09:09:11.841-04:00"so you're in for a cultural genocide, ri..."so you're in for a cultural genocide, right"<br /><br />Of PQ members and "Les Quebecois" culture that we see on display everyday at Charbonneau. Yes Absolutely!<br /><br />Of backwoods francophone dominating the discourse and direction and leeching the money in the province. Yes Absolutely.<br /><br />cebeuqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-58886236146495400922014-05-08T08:15:01.692-04:002014-05-08T08:15:01.692-04:00@student
Just out of curiosity, what, in your hum...@student<br /><br />Just out of curiosity, what, in your humble opinion, is a good Anglophone. Because clearly the lot of us on this blog who merely want a bit more of an equal footing in parts (not all) of this province, and are Canadian first, are labeled angryphones, englishits and are told if you don't like the way things are in this province, head dOwn the 401. Is asking for a lil respect that too much to ask? Why all the hate?<br /><br />Alex Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-40929796890346728882014-05-08T07:41:47.820-04:002014-05-08T07:41:47.820-04:00@ a bs argument
"I would love nothing more t...@ a bs argument<br /><br />"I would love nothing more than to be the one to buy his work, take it down to the circus and have an elephant shit on it."<br /><br />have you read his works before mate?<br /><br />would you love to do the same with the works of every separatist? so you're in for a cultural genocide, right?studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-79060313317836217712014-05-08T07:39:20.019-04:002014-05-08T07:39:20.019-04:00@sandy
"What is your subject ?"
my sub...@sandy<br /><br />"What is your subject ?"<br /><br />my subject is angryphones. you're not the best specimen.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-55254384670571689092014-05-08T07:29:21.846-04:002014-05-08T07:29:21.846-04:00this link has nothing to do with the article but h...this link has nothing to do with the article but hope it helps you write an article about how universities around the globe are teaching in English. Sorry to post it here, but any one interested in reading this article will learn alot from those universities the importance of English in this moderen socitiy. thanks. http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2014/05/english-universities?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/notstudyingbutstudyinginenglishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-3096319073532483882014-05-08T07:19:56.895-04:002014-05-08T07:19:56.895-04:00He is a loser because he saw the writing on the wa...He is a loser because he saw the writing on the wall for where he was heading and was planning on having the government take care of him.<br /><br />Despite his accolades and merits, he was only netting $30K a year even at the peak of his career while his Anglo counterparts were doing much, much better. But hey, why should he worry about where he's NOT going - someone should just take care of him, right?<br /><br />Honestly, I would love nothing more than to be the one to buy his work, take it down to the circus and have an elephant shit on it.Anonymous Buster of Shit Argumentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-62132334865210833752014-05-08T00:16:45.394-04:002014-05-08T00:16:45.394-04:00I'm with Student and Troy on this one. VLB is ...I'm with Student and Troy on this one. VLB is a serious man with a solid literary reputation. So what if he is an independentiste? He had a deal pending with the government to buy his notes, manuscripts etc. which fell through. Now he has no choice but to raise some money. Personally, I think it is very harsh to call someone a loser just because you disagree with their political choices. With that beard VLB would be a natural for a reality TV show. Perhaps ...Les Bucherons de Trois Pistoles? Now you're talking real money ! Sandy McTirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-17674544963394314832014-05-07T23:50:25.458-04:002014-05-07T23:50:25.458-04:00Troy, I get you. It was a small point anyways. Sur...Troy, I get you. It was a small point anyways. Surely we don't have to translate everything. What's the point of speaking another language and still expecting simultaneous translation, en tout cas ?<br /> Sandy McTirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-84349780147076190222014-05-07T23:37:05.638-04:002014-05-07T23:37:05.638-04:00Anonymous Buster of Shit Arguments,
What is so wr...Anonymous Buster of Shit Arguments,<br /><br />What is so wrong with Victor-Levy Beaulieu selling his manuscripts? I am not in agreement with the man, but I can not see what is wrong in this. However, if you want to see M. Beaulieu being a separatist loser, check <a href="http://www.imperatif-francais.org/s1-articles/articles-2014/le-conseil-des-ministres-du-gouvernement-couillard/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-54077078847747140672014-05-07T23:29:30.510-04:002014-05-07T23:29:30.510-04:00Sandy McTire,
ICI Radio-Canada is a brand name an...Sandy McTire,<br /><br />ICI Radio-Canada is a brand name and therefore should not be translated. That is why I asked if the translation is Google-based.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-54921962685524065742014-05-07T22:32:58.043-04:002014-05-07T22:32:58.043-04:00Student, there are NO legal opinions on the consti...Student, there are NO legal opinions on the constitutionality of the core provisions of the Charter - in particular the prohibition of religious hats. A few conversations with Henri Brun are not a "legal opinion". Opinions expressed in op-ed pieces in a newspaper, letters to the editor from lawyers, chats at cocktail parties and briefs provided to the public consultation are not legal opinions. Frankly, one of the problems with this whole discussion is that most people do not seem to know what a legal opinion is. <br /><br />I am not sure what a "newsfeed" is but I can assure you that I have followed this story very closely, in both languages. And "traps" ? ... I do not follow. I prefer the facts. There are no Ministry of Justice legal opinions supporting the constitutionality of the key Charter sections - such as the prohibition of "ostentatious" religious symbols - because those provisions are clearly inconsistent with both the Quebec Charter and the federal charter. See the Quebec Bar Association's brief, the Human Rights Commission's brief, etc. Also, the Ministry was never asked to opine on the fundamental constitutional issues. If they had been asked any competent lawyer can tell you what their opinion would have been. I am sure the the PQ knew this, perhaps from their early 2013 chats with Henri Brun. I suggest that is exactly why they did not ask for a genuine "legal opinion" from the Ministry. Crazy like a fox?. Meet Bernard Drainville, one of the chief foxes on this file. <br /><br />A first year law student could figure this out. It seems that law is not your subject. What is your subject ? <br /><br />Incidentally, what happened to your earlier comment on Troy's 3:54 pm questions? It disappeared. I'm not sure why. It seemed like fair comment to me. Sandy McTirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-34717075701994715612014-05-07T22:28:16.695-04:002014-05-07T22:28:16.695-04:00What I wrote above on the aftermath of a forest fi...What I wrote above on the aftermath of a forest fire equally applies and belongs on this thread as well.<br /><br />In fact, think of the French schools as the fertilizer that spreads the manure - well- most fertilizer IS manure!Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-66865020561534057532014-05-07T22:20:41.146-04:002014-05-07T22:20:41.146-04:00Kevin: Wishful thinking on your part. It has bee...Kevin: Wishful thinking on your part. It has been said time and time again that it is 1/3 of French Quebec is the core of separation, but French Quebec is 20% non-French, so it's not 33/100 Francophones that are chronically separatist, it's 33/80ths of the population, or over 41%! <br /><br />Just because you witnessed the extinguishing of a forest fire, you must remember that despite the ugly charring and damage in the immediate aftermath is eventually replaced with reforestation. Over time, the area damaged will naturally replenish itself and it will look as if all that horrible damage never took place.<br /><br />Think about it!Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-62749944328520507492014-05-07T22:11:06.907-04:002014-05-07T22:11:06.907-04:00ABOSA: Unless he gets a better paying job (unlike...ABOSA: Unless he gets a better paying job (unlikely), he can just recline on the backbenches, do sweet f.a. and collect a healthy paycheque for the next four years, followed by a platinum pension later. What more does he need?Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-34279595559175764622014-05-07T21:49:23.413-04:002014-05-07T21:49:23.413-04:00Jay, there are some amazing birdbrains out there. ...Jay, there are some amazing birdbrains out there. I blame the schools !Sandy McTirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-34711111997884282772014-05-07T21:46:44.761-04:002014-05-07T21:46:44.761-04:00why is he a loser in your humble opinion?why is he a loser in your humble opinion?studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-53772749288807562042014-05-07T21:46:05.016-04:002014-05-07T21:46:05.016-04:00@sandy
"Student, there was nothing "sil...@sandy<br /><br />"Student, there was nothing "silly" about Couillards promise."<br /><br />if it wasn't silly to promise such a thing he'd disclose them now. but he doesn't with the lame excuse that they are partial. wtf?!? the only possibility is the legal opinions back the charter. and he thinks it would be more damaging for him to disclose pro charter documents than to ditch the electoral promise. or the government dudes dudes told him not to divulge any such a thing as it would create a dangerous precedent. opposition couls ask for all written legal advice before passing any new law in the future. if this is the case, his promise was silly nonetheless.<br /><br />"Couillard made that promise because he already knew there were no opinions."<br /><br />thing is there are opinions. don't you follow newsfeeds mate? please avoid traps set up by angryphones.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-35910774832130571192014-05-07T21:25:05.913-04:002014-05-07T21:25:05.913-04:00Typical separatist loser: http://www.ledevoir.com/...Typical separatist loser: http://www.ledevoir.com/culture/actualites-culturelles/407603/victor-levy-beaulieu-met-ses-manuscrits-et-livres-rares-aux-encheresAnonymous Buster of Shit Argumentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-27087339789094021052014-05-07T20:18:24.571-04:002014-05-07T20:18:24.571-04:00Troy and Student :
1. Obviously the editor was ref...Troy and Student :<br />1. Obviously the editor was referring to Lance Armstrong. Just follow the link!<br /> <br />2. I am also wondering how Troy translates "ici". You might say "Here is Radio Canada" or "This is Radio Canada" but not every French expression has a precise English equivalent.<br /><br />3. Troy..."he governs well'? Quoi ! Leaving aside his personal problems the man is a serial liar, he has no coherent program, he can't work with the municipal council,...etc. Ford is almost history. Large cities need smart hardworking mayors who understand how to build consensus. Ford can't spell the word, let alone achieve it.<br /><br />4. Student is correct that if a legal opinion is provided to the government it is up to them to disclose its contents, or not. But the fact that there is an opinion on "parts" of the Charter is not privileged. Drainville has already said so. It would also not be improper for Drainville to disclose who gave the opinion(s) and what sections of the Charter they relate to.Why hasn't he provided that information? Also, since Couillard has made it abundantly clear that (a) he is prepared to waive privilege and place this matter into the political realm, and (b) the Charter as drafted is a dead duck and will never be passed, nothing would prevent Drainville from disclosing any opinions that he has in his possession. I would be astonished if a fellow with Drainville's approach to politics who is now on the defensive and fighting for his political future would not disclose any such opinions - IF he has copies and IF they supported his position. He is trying to change the channel but its too late. <br /><br />Student, there was nothing "silly" about Couillards promise. As noted, the Charter as drafted is dead. This is a purely political matter now. Far from being a fool, Couillard has done enormous damage to Drainville and the PQ. And Student, you are very naïve. Couillard made that promise because he already knew there were no opinions. Perhaps it has not occurred to you that some of the lawyers in the Ministry of Justice may be PLQ supporters? But you are just a student, after all, and you are just learning, I guess.<br /><br />5. I don't think Drainville's opponents, including the many PQ supporters who are furious with him these days (just read the comments from readers of the recent articles and blogs about this topic) will forget this clanger. Drainville is a dead man walking. Sandy McTirenoreply@blogger.com