Was anyone aware of the OLF? This is a dept. of the Quebec govt. designed to enforce the french language. It basically states that in ANY jurisdiction where less than 50% of the general population is english, that all govt. communication must be FRENCH ONLY.
Global Quebec
Friday, June 10, 2005
RICHMOND -- After a routine patrol at the Richmond municipal office by the Office de la langue francaise, town officials have been asked to make some modifications.
Labelling on office equipment, including fax machines, photocopiers and air conditioners, must be changed from English to French.
Warning: Don't read this if you are offended by a
Tax assessments, which up until now have been sent out in a bilingual dual-language format, must now be sent only in French unless a special request is made. From now on official conversations must also be conducted in French.
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An OLF official said the requests were not unreasonable and were designed to protect the French language in Quebec.
© Global Quebec 2005
No other province has a problem with bilingualism. Thats what Canada is about. Imagine if EVERY province had a "screw you if yer not like me" attitude. Perhaps we should. A referendum on removing Quebec from the Canadian map would be more than welcome in my mind. Shit, I say sell the province to the Yanks. Imagine the fun it would be watching them try to pull this shit with the Bush administration.
Global Quebec
Friday, June 10, 2005
RICHMOND -- After a routine patrol at the Richmond municipal office by the Office de la langue francaise, town officials have been asked to make some modifications.
Labelling on office equipment, including fax machines, photocopiers and air conditioners, must be changed from English to French.
Warning: Don't read this if you are offended by a
Tax assessments, which up until now have been sent out in a bilingual dual-language format, must now be sent only in French unless a special request is made. From now on official conversations must also be conducted in French.
...
An OLF official said the requests were not unreasonable and were designed to protect the French language in Quebec.
© Global Quebec 2005
No other province has a problem with bilingualism. Thats what Canada is about. Imagine if EVERY province had a "screw you if yer not like me" attitude. Perhaps we should. A referendum on removing Quebec from the Canadian map would be more than welcome in my mind. Shit, I say sell the province to the Yanks. Imagine the fun it would be watching them try to pull this shit with the Bush administration.
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