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jferron@nationalnet.com (Jacques Ferron) wrote:

>The Qu�bec Government is giving anglophones English-language schools, TV, 
>papers, movie houses, hospitals and government services, which is a heck of a 
>lot more than francophones get in any other province.  [...]

English language schools, hospitals, and government services have
existed in Quebec long before any of us were born, even before
Confederation. They continue today, primarily in and around Montreal,
because the numbers and concentration of Anglophones in this part of
Quebec warrant their continued existence. Outside of perhaps New
Brunswick, there simply isn't a similarly sized nor concentrated
Francophone population centre.

I am unaware of any Quebec government supplied English language
newspapers, television stations or movie houses. These services are
generally supplied by the Anglophone community for the Anglophone
community and not by the Quebec government. I sincerely hope that you
did not mean to imply that the Quebec government has given the
Anglophone community the "right" to English language papers, TV, and
movies.
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Daniel A. Szpiro
Assistant Professor, Concordia University
Dept of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce & Admin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8
dszpiro@vax2.concordia.ca