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On 31 Oct 95 04:58:22 GMT, keross@idirect.com (Kevin Ross) wrote:

>We HAVE TO rally AGAIN. Let's get together in Montreal and rally our 
>support for the Quebec and Canadian cause. Let's do it SOON. SOON!!!

I understand that the common Quebecois knows that Canadians appreciate
and "love" them... but when Bouchard et al make a mockery of this
(Canadiens nous aimions... boom boom (with his heart beating) and
other PQ's are saying "So Canada loves us... that's great, but so
what?"  it makes me wonder if the effort is even worth it.  I missed
the chance to go to Montreal on Friday, but I did attend the big rally
at Canada Place over the weekend.  I am not sure, after seeing
Parizeau's racist speech or hearing Bouchards mockery of our actions,
that I would do so again.

>
>I want to know what Quebeckers and les Quebequois want. We in Canada 
>cannot start proper and realistic negotiation UNTIL we know what our 
>obstacles are, and what our GOALS are.

That's the point, isn't it.  Separatists have been complaining about
how they will lose their culture, their language, etc. if they remain
in Canada.  What short memories they have.  I remember a Quebec, under
Duplessis where there were certain corporations and head offices in
Montreal where you were not allowed to speak French.  This was a
horror thirty years ago.  Now, you are not allowed to have an English
sign on your store..... what a reversal.  Today, Quebec culture and
language is more entrenched than ever.  Here in British Columbia,
where many more people speak Cantonese than French, we have on every
product we buy both French and English.  French is part of the
standard curriculum at almost every school board.  We have several
French television channels.

I personally feel that many Quebecois, the Separatists, the 49.4% who
voted yes, are very spoiled people.  They want more and more.  They
want to divorce themselves from Canada, yet remain Canadian.  They
want to call Quebec a country, yet use our passports.  They want to
have their own responsible government, yet they want to continue to
send the BQ to Ottawa.  If ever the expression "You can't have your
cake and eat it" ever made sense, it is in how I feel about this
issue.

I am prepared to recognize Quebec as a distinct society.  I am sure
many Canadians feel the same way.  But with Quebec, and especially the
Separatists, nothing is ever enough.  Quebec already gets distinct and
special status as far as I am concerned, as outlined by the things
above (re packaging, schools, etc.)  I don't see ukrainian as the
official second language in Alberta... I don't see Cantonese as the
official second language of BC.  I do see French everywhere... and I
appreciate it.  I feel we are richer because we have two official
languages.  

>Pour mes amis francais dans Quebec et dans autre regions de Canada, on 
>vous aime encore, et on veut faire les changements qui est necessaire pour 
>la future du Canada.

Oui, on peut dire que on vous aime Quebec, mais il y a une
question.... est ce que le mot "aime" est prendre serieux? Ou est ce
que les mots de Parizeau et Bouchard, qui sont tres contrare contre
l'affection de le reste du Canada, les mots le plus serieux?

C'a c'est mon question.

Je m'excuse pour mon francais....... je sais que mon grammaire n'est
pas tres bien.


Mark Prince