>>>>>>We almost had it here in Ontario for those who practice Islam, but after a public outcry, the Ontario government finally said no to allowing it. Although, I'm sure had it been adopted, it would have been a much different species than lives in Afghanistan. It took some convincing, but the Ontario Government finally agreed with the general public that we should all be subject to the same legal system. The fact that they were even considering allowing it however, makes me wonder what they were smoking.
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>>>>>The same stuff as when Canada bent over backward to appease the Quebecois? :-)
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>>>>Not quite. At that time, Canada was still being formed. We now have some history, culture and systems that make it a slightly different sort of animal.
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>>>Oh I didn't realise that the law that stated that every product/road sign/item of clothing/etc. in the country will have its description, instructions, contents, etc. in an english & french version, except for Quebec, where it's in French only was laid down way back then.
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>>What was laid down way back then was the 'Two Official Languages' aspect of Canada. It was enshrined in law and later in the constitution. The fact that Quebec chose to become what even the U.N. later described as a descriminatory society (for arguable reasons) has nothing to do with the rest of Canada. And the truth is that I haven't yet seen a road or store sign in Toronto that is in both official languages. It's true that products that will also be sold in Quebec must be in both languages, and all Government documents etc must, but it's not really true that everything has to accomodate both languages. In fact, here in Toronto, there are quite a number of signs in Chinese, but as I said, I haven't seen one yet in French.
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>I wish I'd not mentioned "road sign" :-) OK that was a mistake. Wilson Avenue sign wouldn't benefit by being written also as "Avenue Wilson". You don't want to take these comments too seriously. I didn't think that the govt. HAD actually been on the wacky-baccy when they considered Sharia Law. Anyway, I've got my "Makita Tools" baseball cap that's also got "Utiles Makita" on it, and if it weren't for "The Colonel's" smiling face on the red&white sign, a non-francophone would be forgiven for not recognising a PKF in Quebec. :-)
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>Anyway, the way I look upon it is that Wolfe beat the French and they should have been put on a reservation, never mind pandering to their gallic protestations! <vbg>

Ok, I'm going into hiding now. I suggest you do the same. ;)