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After arrests, Khadir family embraces its anarchist roots
Not to be outdone by his nineteen year-old daughter, Yalda, who's been arrested a couple of times for various actions in relation to the student demonstrations, Amir Khadir took part in an illegal demonstration and got himself arrested.He practically begged police to arrest him...Hear him taunt the police.
Explaining that his act of civil disobedience was justified in the face of an unjust law, he compared himself to Martin Luther King and Gandhi...
Really?.... Khadir in the same company as Gandhi and MLK?
Methinks he is starting to become a self-important, pompous ass and I doubt they'll be erecting a statue to his name any time soon! Story of the arrest.
Unfortunately for Khadir, he was slapped with a $495 plus fine for blocking traffic instead of what he had been hoping for, a charge with disobeying Bill 78, which is clearly more heroic than fighting a traffic ticket.
At any rate, he was roasted in a radio interview by the loathsome Benoit Dutrizac, who saw the danger in this new rational of civil disobedience, fretting that Anglos could use the same justification to disobey Bill 101.
The interview was precious, as Khadir tried to explain that what is sauce for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander.
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In relation to her arrest, the Khadir residence was the subject of a search warrant and was given a good going through..
The Khadirs have clearly given up all pretenses of being law-abiding citizens as the sign on their front door attests.
As policy, I don't usually publish pictures of private residences of public figures, but the Khadirs have made their stoop a billboard promoting anarchy. I have however blurred out the address and will omit to name the street.
How badly do cops want to send a Khadir off to the Clink? ....
It's a developing story. Read the story
Further reading; Amir-Khadir has lot to hide
Separatists not ready to share.
Our good friend Pierre Curzi once again demonstrated that he's a dreamer
and political novice by calling for the three separatists parties to
join forces in the next provincial election in order to fight the
Liberals of Jean Charest. In an open letter printed in the Devoir, he suggested that;
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"The purpose of this call is to join forces to promote the election of a progressive and democratic government.
Why join the forces?
Because the division of votes, especially among francophones, promotes the re-election of the Liberal Party. An ultra dynamic coalition vote would allow abstainers to participate, who are the only ones who can put the Liberals in opposition."Let's be honest, he's probably right and his idea holds merit, so it isn't any surprise that Pauline Marois rejected the idea out of hand. She must have failed sharing in kindergarten.
Her cavalier decision to keep the separatist vote split sparked the ire of certain diehards who called her decision 'pitiful' and called for her replacement. Link{Fr}
Job Discrimination 'no big deal'
Last year I told you about an educated francophone Muslim who applied for many a civil service job, only to see his application consigned to the scrap heap. Wondering if it was his obviously Arabic name which was the problem, he sent in two nearly identical applications, one altered to hide the fact that he was an immigrant.Lo an behold the 'non-immigrant' application received an offer for an interview, while the true application with the Muslim name was passed over.
To make a long story short, he sued and won a settlement for discrimination.
Did the agency take corrective action or even apologize?
What do you think?
As far as the offending government agency was concerned, the fine was just the 'cost of doing business.'
Well a new report prepared by the government's Human Rights Agency tells us that things haven't changed much.
Now one would think that this report would be received with a certain measure of shock and concern but it's hardly the case, the story made hardly a ripple."It sadly comes as no surprise to learn that people with foreign-sounding names have significantly less chance of getting even a job interview, never mind the job, than those with typically Québécois monikers.A study released this week by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission found that Quebecers with “Québécois-de-souche” names such as Tremblay or Bouchard are 64 per cent more likely to get invited to a job interview than those with names like Traoré or Ben Amin, even if their qualifications are identical. Read the rest of the story Alternate Link
Here's the attitude that most Quebecers adhere to;
Census figures augur poorly for Quebec
"Quebec's growth rate pales beside Alberta's (10.8 per cent) and Saskatchewan's (6.7 per cent). At 4.7 per cent, it was only 0.4 per cent higher than the 4.3-per-cent rate it recorded during the period measured by the previous census. Meanwhile, Yukon's rate doubled, as did Manitoba's.As a result, Quebec's share of the overall Canadian population declined from 23.9 per cent in 2006 to 23.6 per cent in 2011.
During that same period, Quebec sustained a net loss of 50,000 residents to interprovincial migration - though the most recently measured annual net outflow, for 2010, was down to 3,244, much better than during the first two years of the census period, when the net loss was nearly triple that.It is also notable that Montreal does not rank among the 15 fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country, and it is small comfort that Quebec City comes in at No. 14." Read more : ALTERNATE LINK
Francophones watch and listen to English media.
"Earlier this month, Cineplex launched “Les jeudis sans doublage”
(no-dubbing Thursdays), in several theaters across Québec. “Your
favorite actors! Their real voices!” claims Cineplex’s website.
Several movie theatres have featured films in their original English
version in the Montreal area. However, the marketing program “Les jeudis
sans doublage” brings them to theatres that, so far, have been catering
to mostly francophone audiences: in the Montreal suburbs of Dorion and
Delson, in the Québec City area, and in the towns of Victoriaville,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and Sherbrooke. “A good part of our audience has
expressed an interest in seeing the latest productions in their original
English version” explained Daniel Séguin, vice-president for Eastern
Canada and general manager in Québec at Cineplex Entertainment in a press release."Proving the point that you cannot legislate taste. I can only imagine the outrage and sense of betrayal over at the militant language organizations...
To Mario Beaulieu et als, I can only remind them that ...."The heart wants what the heart wants"
Adding salt to the wound, Francophones also make up the majority of listeners of Montreal English FM radio stations because these stations are not subject to language restrictions.
French stations must play a majority of French music according to CRTC rules, an extreme handicap that they've complained about over the years. The rule's disparity gives their English competitors a BIG advantage.
Such is the perverse result of regulations designed to legislate personal behavior and taste.
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How pitiful is this....
I've always maintained that French language militant groups are vastly over-exposed in the press, garnering disproportionate media exposure
For this reason, membership figures are a closely guarded secret, but the Mouvement Laval français let the cat out of the bag.
The Laval version of the MQF, was created last November to save Laval from the scourge of English, but it hasn't exactly attracted a big following.
According to Manon Arsenault, the president of Mouvement Laval français, it's membership is but a handful of people. Link{Fr}
It has set the rather ambitious goal of attracting 250 members and raising $2,500.
This in Quebec's second largest city with a population of over 400,000 people.
Good luck with that.
Holocaust survivor makes stunning gift to Montreal museum.
A Jewish Holocaust survivor donated a $75 million art collection as a “thank you for everything” that Montreal, Quebec and Canada had offered his family.
This gift is in addition to the $50 million the Hornsteins had already donated . Read the story
This gift is in addition to the $50 million the Hornsteins had already donated . Read the story
