Not in Quebec. Maybe that was the case before the Quiet Revolution, but that hasn't been true for quite some time. It's English monophones who have limited career opportunities, especially outside of Montreal.
Also the French debates are hilarious and often quite informative, even to non-French speakers.
Not in Quebec. Maybe that was the case before the Quiet Revolution, but that hasn't been true for quite some time. It's English monophones who have limited career opportunities, especially outside of Montreal.
Also the French debates are hilarious and often quite informative, even to non-French speakers.
I think you misunderstood. I said to have a *nationwide* career in business, entertainment, or politics, you have to speak English. The nation I was referring to is Canada (Quebec is not a "nation inside of Canada" and never will be). This is because, with the exception of northern New Brunswick, there's practically no Francophone presence in the remainder of Canada outside of Quebec. My statement is inarguably correct.
That makes your point even weirder. You realize that it's not necessary to be fluent in English to have a successful life and career in Quebec, but you still want to enforce it on them out of some misplaced hatred of the Parti Qu├йb├йcois?
You do realize it was the Federalists and the Quebec Liberal Party who came up with the whole language scheme for the province and by extension the country, right? It was a policy designed to keep Quebec Canadian. By making French the language of government, the language of business and commerce, etc, etc, they defused the rising nationalist movement
The point you're trying to make in your first paragraph is completely irrelevant. Quebec isn't a nation. Canada is. In Canada, Anglophones massively outnumber Francophones (by at least 3-1, and possibly more now that Canada has absorbed large numbers of immigrants from non-Francophone countries who generally learn only English upon moving to Canada). And a nation should have a uniform language policy across it.
To further clarify my position, my issue with Quebec and its language policy isn't that most Quebecers speak French. My issue is that, according to the most recent Canadian census, fully half of Quebecers cannot have a conversation in English. That is just completely and utterly appalling, a massive and purposeful failure on the part of the Quebec provincial government that has enormous economic and social consequences for Quebec. And most of the problem could be solved if, as I said above, Quebec is forced to separate language and state - i.e. abolish the OQLF, allow parents to send their kids to whatever language schools they want, repeal the ban on non-French commercial signs, and most importantly, repeal Bill 101, an evil piece of hate legislation against Anglophones. In other words, the provincial government of Quebec needs to stop propping up the French language, accept that their province is surrounded by English speakers on three sides (and on the fourth side by ice), and then let the linguistic chips fall as they may.
And one other point. The rest of Canada is under absolutely no obligation to make any concessions whatsoever to defuse regional nationalist movements, whether in Quebec or anywhere else. The same way that the Union was under no obligation to make concessions to defuse the Confederate nationalist movement. The national political unity of Canada is not up for debate, never will be (unless a clear majority of Canadians want it to split up), and must be defended at all costs.
Not in Quebec. Maybe that was the case before the Quiet Revolution, but that hasn't been true for quite some time. It's English monophones who have limited career opportunities, especially outside of Montreal.
Also the French debates are hilarious and often quite informative, even to non-French speakers.
I think you misunderstood. I said to have a *nationwide* career in business, entertainment, or politics, you have to speak English. The nation I was referring to is Canada (Quebec is not a "nation inside of Canada" and never will be). This is because, with the exception of northern New Brunswick, there's practically no Francophone presence in the remainder of Canada outside of Quebec. My statement is inarguably correct.
That makes your point even weirder. You realize that it's not necessary to be fluent in English to have a successful life and career in Quebec, but you still want to enforce it on them out of some misplaced hatred of the Parti Qu├йb├йcois?
You do realize it was the Federalists and the Quebec Liberal Party who came up with the whole language scheme for the province and by extension the country, right? It was a policy designed to keep Quebec Canadian. By making French the language of government, the language of business and commerce, etc, etc, they defused the rising nationalist movement
The point you're trying to make in your first paragraph is completely irrelevant. Quebec isn't a nation. Canada is. In Canada, Anglophones massively outnumber Francophones (by at least 3-1, and possibly more now that Canada has absorbed large numbers of immigrants from non-Francophone countries who generally learn only English upon moving to Canada). And a nation should have a uniform language policy across it.
To further clarify my position, my issue with Quebec and its language policy isn't that most Quebecers speak French. My issue is that, according to the most recent Canadian census, fully half of Quebecers cannot have a conversation in English. That is just completely and utterly appalling, a massive and purposeful failure on the part of the Quebec provincial government that has enormous economic and social consequences for Quebec. And most of the problem could be solved if, as I said above, Quebec is forced to separate language and state - i.e. abolish the OQLF, allow parents to send their kids to whatever language schools they want, repeal the ban on non-French commercial signs, and most importantly, repeal Bill 101, an evil piece of hate legislation against Anglophones. In other words, the provincial government of Quebec needs to stop propping up the French language, accept that their province is surrounded by English speakers on three sides (and on the fourth side by ice), and then let the linguistic chips fall as they may.
And one other point. The rest of Canada is under absolutely no obligation to make any concessions whatsoever to defuse regional nationalist movements, whether in Quebec or anywhere else. The same way that the Union was under no obligation to make concessions to defuse the Confederate nationalist movement. The national political unity of Canada is not up for debate, never will be (unless a clear majority of Canadians want it to split up), and must be defended at all costs.