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Re: Racism in Quebec

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From: Phil Essing
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 00:00
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I doubt it's 99%, but I agree that it's surely very high.  And, politics
aside, they should be accomodated in their own language as much as possible.
But, this country's official languages are English AND French, and if you
come to this country you should make some effort to learn them.

-Phil





Masataka Noda wrote in message <3617c5df.3338892@news.sprint.ca>...
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> De Sun, 4 Oct 1998 14:38:40 -0400,
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>"Phil Essing" <phile@generation.net>
>a �crit dans le message (Re: Racism in Quebec)...
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>>Using the entire province of British Columbia as a comparison is
inadequate,
>>nobody expects bus drivers in Quebec City to speak English.  Were talking
>>about Montreal, the so-called BILINGUAL Metropolis.  A better comparison
>>would be Vancouver.  I can't quote you actual numbers, but the number of
>>Francophones in Vancouver is nowhere near the number of Anglophones in
>>Montreal.
>>
>>-Phil
>
>
>maybe all bus drivers in Vancouver should speak Chinese since 99% of
>riders (?) are Chinese speaking.   I am not talking about this in
>Montreal.   I am talking about this in Vancouver =)
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Subject: Re: Racism in Quebec
Date: 1998/10/04
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