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Article #1276Re: Federal hirings: 71% francophone, promotions: 68% francophone
From: Walt Strauss
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 14:08
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 14:08
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Marko wrote: > Hassen bin Lai wrote: > > > Are you saying that other languages are not offered in public schools? > > I was under the impression children in Vancouver have the opportunity > > to learn Chinese. > > > > Forcing kids to learn French is no different than forcing them to > > learn algebra. You certainly don't need algerbra to drive a car, do > > your taxes, use plastic, etc. Who do you know that actually used > > their math or science or much of any other subjects? The point is to > > teach the kids to use and exercise their brains. > > Teaching languages and music early results in easier learning of other > subjects. We are talking about providing jobs to both linguistic groups on an equitable basis so that both groups have a proportionally fair number of jobs so that they can both feed and educate their kids well enough to get decent jobs. Government should also be proportionally staffed by each linguistic group in order to ensure that all the contracts are not given to Quebec / French firms.
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