Posted on 04/26/2005 10:40:20 AM PDT by GMMAC
Why give them a ghost town?
If anything, you can take all of Canada!
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Hmmm. That poses a quandry. If a primarily French army were to attack the French state of Quebec, how could either side win? They're both French! Kind of like when the unstoppable force strkes the immovable object. Heck, the universe might just cease to exist in that maelstrom...
HORRAY!!!!!
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Add a few starts to Old Glory!
I know a few Cajuns and a couple Coonasses from the New Orleans area. I used to put fuel on tow boats in St. Paul and the towing trade seemed to attract a lot of Boudreaus, Heberts, etc. One time a tow boat got up to the St. Paul harbor a little late and couldn't get back down because of ice. Those lads had to rotate from NO to St.P and keep a couple of guys with the boat. Boy did they ever eat good.
Of course it's inevitable and it would be because English Canada(at least urban Ontario and Maritimes) wouldn't stop voting liberal.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Ontario's 2nd largest urban centre may be in for a revolution - the Fiberals are currently only expected to maintain ONE seat in the Ottawa region (out of 15)...the three Quebec seats are likely going Bloc, the NDP should hold on to their seat in downtown Ottawa and the other 10 are likely (or definitely) going Conservative...
Hmmm. That poses a quandry. If a primarily French army were to attack the French state of Quebec, how could either side win? They're both French! Kind of like when the unstoppable force strkes the immovable object. Heck, the universe might just cease to exist in that maelstrom...
I guess I should have said our army (at least the top brass) are Quebecois. Who could order them to fight Quebec, Paul Martin?
This whole situation could be one amazing farcical comedy, if only it were not really happening!
Kind of like when the unstoppable force strkes the immovable object
Like the Liberal Party meeting the Justice System? LOL. We'll find out what justice means over the next few months.
Until I see the actual results of the next election I'm not convinced that Ontario and the maritimes would change their ways.
Until I see the actual results of the next election I'm not convinced that Ontario and the maritimes would change their ways.
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I think I disagree. I've lived in 5 provinces and only in Quebec was it "necessary" to be able to speak French. In the rest of the country it simply wasn't an issue. Even in Quebec one can get by with English.
Care to clarify?
The last Quebec secession election was lost by only 0.5% of the vote. Freaking scary close. Won't take much to push 0.5% to the other side.
My brother-in-law was surprised at all the expression of US patriotism "south of the border" (theirs, not ours). In Quebec, the secession issue is so close and heated people don't show much patriotism publicly (few people flying Canadian flags, etc.), lest some wound-up opponent cause trouble over it.
In culture yes. In the government no. French is the main language of the Canadian government.
I'm originally from Canada. If you want a good job, especially if it's with the government, you need to know French. I lived in in Windsor, Ontario and all the federal civil servants were French. As a government employee, you are expected to be bilingual in case you have to deal with someone wanting to speak French, even if they can speak English. It's the constitution. You are entitled to government services in either English or French and it's your choice, not the government's, as to what language is used. ontario is officially bilingual and the same thing applies at the provincial level. If you want career advancement, you need to speak French. Now I live in Florida, and I see Spanish becoming the same problem that French was in Canada.
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