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In article <32375132.4929@mlink.net>, Elie Charest <turgon@mlink.net> writes:
>Opus wrote:
>
>> I see you "forgot" to mention that the Anglophone minority in La Belle
>> Provence is FAR LARGER than the Francophone minority in every other
>> provence.
>
>Not true. There is New Brunswick. But for having been there, the anglos
>are better treated here than the francos there.
>
Why....because they have more universities?  It's almost laughable now to hear
any Francophones from Quebec uttering such remarks- considering the fact that
your government in QC is debating whether or not to punish the Anglophones of
Quebec for exercising apparant rights!

>>There are French schools and services here in Manitoba. I am
>> of Ukranian descent, both sides. Ukranians outnumber French here in
>> Manitoba yet it is IMPOSSIBLE for my daughter to learn Ukranian.
>
>Well, Francophones were one of the two founding "people" of Canada as we
>know it. French is one of the official languages, Ukrainian is not. So
>what's your point?
>
This is where you are precisely wrong Mme Charest- the FACT of the matter is
that Ukrainians, Germans, Poles, Czechs, Austrians, Scandinavians, etc... were
the one's who largely opened up the west.  They were one of the founding
peoples of that region and the country because it was the settlement of those
peoples that furthered the possibility of Canada in the first place- farming on
marginal land, contributing to the staple economy, etc....

>>No
>> such school exists. I suppose you believe YOUR culture is more worthy
>> than MINE.
>
>It's not a question of who's culture is better than whom. But
>francophone Quebecois are not simply immigrants from France: they've
>evolved in quite a distinct :-) culture, one that is truly unique. This
>culture is worth preserving...don't you think?
>
Just as Anglophone Canadians (as opposed to "Anglo Canadians) have developed
into a unique people- not just immigrants from Europe, Asia, etc....  This
culture is not only worth preserving....it's also worth acknowledging- don't
you think?