>>Like I stated to Sylvain, laws that are designed to support and protect the french language I support wholeheartedly. Laws that are in essence anti-english, like the Quebec language laws are, I don't support and resent.
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>Could you tell me how ît would be possible to really protect french without being anti-english (even just a little bit) ?
Very easy. Take the existing law(s) and rephrase to say that all labelling, signage, etc. must contain Canada's two official languages, french and english. I wouldn't consider this anti-english. There are already a lot of federal laws and regulations in place that state this. Take something as simple as a cereal box: Everything on it is in english and french.
Like I stated before it is the people and not the government that can sustain a culture and language. An example of this is the Gaelic language which is very rare today. But there are still people out east and in Ireland that still speak it and continue teaching it to their children.
Colin Magee
Team Leader, Systems Development
Metroland Media Group Ltd.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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