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Re: Eaton's... ah! ah! ah! Elle est bien bonne !

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From: Diffee, Scott (BNR:BNRTP:SD12)
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:00
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I think one of Quebec, and especially Montreals' greatest charms is that
most everything and everyone is bilingual....it is very attractive.

from one in the States that loves to visit Montreal!

Phil Essing wrote:

> >Et subventionné par le fédéral, ne l'oublions point.  (Alliance Quaibec,
> >reçoit présentement 900,000 de subvention par le fédéral)... C'est aussi
> >notre argent.
>
> Pennies compared to the amount of taxpayer's money that is spent on
> referendums, the OLF, and all the other anti-democratic behavior that our
> government is responsible for.
>
> >Je me demande bien pourquoi Johnson ont choisi spécifiquement Eaton,
> >cette chaine qui a des problèmes financiers présentement et comme on le
> >sait a déjà fermé plusieurs de ses magasins depuis 2-3 ans.  Eaton a
> >trop besoin de la clientèle francophone au Québec, elle n'a pas les
> >moyens de se plier aux désirs de la minorité que représente ce bon vieux
> >Pit Bull.
>
> Maybe Eaton should stop playing the language game and start catering to ALL
> their clientele.  Would YOU shop at Eaton if they had no French signs?  Even
> if they needed your business?  If a French person is offended by having to
> see English on signs, then who has the problem?  How about some tolerance
> here!  This is totally ridiculous!  How would you feel if I felt that the
> mere sight of French offended me?  Personally, I love the idea of bilingual
> Quebec, not a unilinguallly English Quebec.
>
> -Phil
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From: "Diffee, Scott (BNR:BNRTP:SD12)" <wsdiffee@americasm01.nt.com>
Subject: Re: Eaton's... ah! ah! ah! Elle est bien bonne !
Date: 1998/09/25
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