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No, you are wrong. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sto...480&k=76076

OR ANY OTHER LANGUGE, it does NOT have to be either English or French. This is strange indeed that out of 60 different co-ops in Eastern Ontario this is the only one that does not respond in the majority language of Canada, English. This proves contempt for the English language and is something that must be corrected as public funds are being used provided by a large majority English speaking residents. Something else that is not adequately explained is that this women initially and obviously applied in English and why was there no problem with language at that point. And the lens definitely is CORRUPT.

This case is outright linguistic discrimination against majority English speaking residents in Ottawa, Ont. a city that harbours a bilingual policy. What good is an official Ottawa bilingual policy: This is outright discrimination by users of the minority French language, against a woman using the majority English language in Ottawa, a city that also has an official bilingual policy, but apparently is useless. This proves the concept of bilingualism DOES NOT WORK and this also proves that once the minority French have their foot in the door in the door via a bilingual policy, the story changes and it becomes nothing more than a French power grab. Read the full story: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/c...5f036c2&p=1

This is not true. Quebec is a province in Canada that harbours a MINORITY French language. Don't you find it strange a minority language can dominate certain English provincial concerns in other majority English provinces because of federal intervention? Just because it is an 'official federal language' does not give it provincial dominance anywhere else other than Quebec and New Brunswick a province that agreed to become officially bilingual. Name me one other English speaking Canadian province with its own language Charter? Name me one other English speaking Canadian province that is allowed to discriminate against the French language , the other federal official language? Tell me WHY no other Canadian province is allowed by the federal government to declare itself officially English with its own Charter like Quebec, in order to preserve and protect its English self interest from foreign immigration and including the harmful effects of the federal government forcefully advancing French as part of its bilingual campaign. There is a difference. Alberta does not force English rules and laws on its own residents within that province, like Quebec does. Quebec is trying very hard to rid the province of English. Besides what does Quebec really expect utilizing an obsolete minority language? A language used on the same level as majority English? It makes a lot more sense for Quebec to become 'officially English' using French as a recreational language.

You need a place to live, so how can you own a house and have children at the same time, unless of course you make an extremely healthy salary and besides, builders do not generally cater to renters with families and those who do , rents are high. Heterosexual marriage provides more stable relationships but is being destroyed by advancements of common law relationships and secular believes which also destroys religious teachings relating to values and morals. Why should I want my children going to school with vulgar, unrefined children. This is on top of the fact schools are corrupt as well as many neighbourhoods corrupt and invested with crime. Who can raise children under these conditions, better still, who wants to, except those who wanted a liberalized Canada.

The two federal official languages fall ONLY under federal entities and NOT provincial entities. Quebec had no business declaring itself 'officially French' with its own French Charter at the expense of the federal government, that represents all of Canada. The federal government has FAILED to protect the rights of the English speaking majority in every province outside of Quebec. The federal government has failed to protect 'official bilingualism' within the federal government by recognizing Quebec as an 'provincial official language', with its own French Charter, rather than simply a province with a French minority. This of course nullifies the concept of 'official bilingualism in the federal government by recognizing Quebec as an official French language' when the federal government never had nothing to do allowing Quebec this privilege. This official status with its French Charter also allows Quebec NOT to adhere to the federal promotion of bilingualism throughout Canada but forces English provinces to promote and implement bilingualism.

So Francophones traded in God for language and did have considerable success beating down the English, especially with the 'Charter of rights and Freedoms'. 'No'? Why would you tell me something I already know, outside of the fact of trying to impress your statement with the word 'HATE' that can be associated or connected with other words that are most typical, relating to your condescending rhetoric in this and other posts.

Obviously you have no idea what a engineering consultant is. Any consultant if not employed by a company and who works for himself or herself is technically UNEMPLOYED. Was he not returning home from vacationing in Tunisia, nothing to suggest or do with any type of work. Arar is a dual citizen of both Syria and Canada, that is where the Syrian connection comes in. Actually this is a good site as it goes to bat for Arab nationalities. It warns of the bad U.S. BTW- Maybe you can tell me who paid for Arar's legal team?

Do you have a clue what you are saying as the topic, part of the lead story is this: If this is the problem the answer lies with Francophone taxpayers not majority English speaking taxpayers of Ontario with an RC, bilingual premier, Dalton Mc.Guinty who is padding French interest. Remember, separation of church and state.

You must be an Arar fan. Arar was not travelling to the U.S. as part of his work. First of all: And secondly: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/0312228

It is true. Your logic would only be correct if Quebec was an independent country. Quebec is part of Canada and since their total population is 7,687,068 and close to a million of those people are English, so obviously French Quebecers are a minority in Canada. Face the real world. Well it does have a lot to do with the Charter. The Charter dictates English and French are the official FEDERAL languages of Canada. Quebec unilaterally went ahead and declared itself 'officially French' with its own French Language Charter and did this by incorporating the notwithstanding clause, which must be renewed every five years. And this is where the problem lies. The federal government is (up to now) is NOT contesting the fact relating to Quebec not adhering to the 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' and continues to allow Quebec to racially discriminate. WHY???? IMO a minority declaring itself officially French is federally ILLEGAL and flies in the face of the whole purpose of federal bilingualism. But yet the federal government does not allow English speaking provinces the same rights as Quebec to legally declare themselves officially English with a provincial language Charter. To bad the requirements are obviously FRAUDULENT, in the absence of politicians that lack linguistic leadership and integrity and who fail to support their own federal Charter.

The issue is you have a minority language that has declared itself 'officially French' complete with a French Language Charter that flies in the face of the federal 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' and racially discriminates. The federal government to date has not intervened to question the validity of continually every five years renewing the use of the 'notwithstanding clause' to allow Quebec to override commitment to the Federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms and to continue to racially discriminate, primarily against English speaking Canadians. BTW- This dentist passed the speaking portion of the French language test but only achieved 50% on the written portion of the test, whereas a pass mark in Quebec is 60%. The federal language test require 50% as a passing grade, not 60% like Quebec. I have heard this dentist has had enough with Quebec BS and intends to return to Ottawa to practice.

I don't want to get into this again. I googled official provincial languages and only Quebec keeps coming up with no mention of other provinces with official provincial language policies outside of the federal official languages of Canada English and French. Maybe you can explain why other English speaking provinces do not appear has having provincially designated 'Official English language policies'

Indians are free to move to the big cities any time they want. What do you expect government to do? Move big cities out into the bush so Indians can live like their ancestors did, but with the exception of skidoos, high powered boats, and at the same time enjoy all the amenities big cities have. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. This is beginning to sound similar to the big Quebec question, what do Indians really want, but are not going to get. Hey, I would love to live like an Indian, hunt, fish and skidoo all year and have government pay the shot.

It seems you have a built in bias aginst Western ideologies. C,mon Hig, let's hear it, go West , go West, Go West!

Up to now, that is because Ontario does not practice racism like Quebec by creating official status for English with a charter or provincial constitution to boot. But it should and I hope it does. Why should I go up north sometime, there is nobody there: You have your French facts all twisted: And the population of Ontario is 12,160,282. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario

Surely you are not making a comparison between majority English and minority French? What I am talking about are majority English provinces being granted the same right as Quebec, to make English the official language of that province, with a charter to legally enforce the English language as well as being recognized federally.

Point is, this dentist is filling a void to accommodate English and other minority patients who feel more comfortable with the services of an English speaking dentist. And who can blame them.

Francophones cannot consider this discrimination as OttawaU is not official bilingual, nor the province of Ontario is not officially bilingual. It is only through the efforts of Ontario's Premier Dalton Mc.Guinty that this bilingual university is treated to the kind of large grants it presently receives. Mc.Guinty a bilingual RC, should remember Ontario is not officially bilingual and he should perhaps keep his nose out of federal bilingual initiatives that he has nothing to do with as premier of extremely large majority English speaking Ontario.

How can Stephen Harper possibly continue to reward Quebec with federal amenities and federal cash when the province continues to promote and utilize provincial racist policies. Quebec has the equivalent of its own provincial constitution, while other provinces in Canada do not have the powers granted to Quebec by our federal government and allowing it to retain its discriminatory French Language Charter. This dentist caters to English and other minorities in Aylmer Quebec (a sector of Gatineau Quebec) and can speak French but not good to satisfy the demands of the French Language Charter which is not part of any private corporation but rather consist of nothing more than provincial backed racism. It should be time to call a spade a spade and grant all other majority English speaking provinces in Canada the same political powers as Quebec along with the right to enforce an English only policy to ensure English will always be dominant. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/c...08-212973e957f7

There are Canadian cities well on the way being culturally transformed by Muslims similar to Brussels. Muslims in the city I am living in, are becoming 'TO' common of a sight in professional and many other occupations and with the city dotted with Mosques, for a Canadian Muslim population of 650,000. It will simply be a matter of time before Muslims acquire the tools necessary to make their presence felt in a manner similar to Brussels. This is the whole problem with multiculturalism, allowing the takeover of a country by foreign cultures with no one to intervene politically. The only people to blame for this tragic occurrence are the political asses who will sell their soul to the devil in a cheap manoeuvre to buy time, to save the country from potential collapse, a condition caused by hapless politicians initially. Canadians are to blame also for allowing politicians to get away with the sellout of Canadian jobs to eager third world foreign candidates. In the year 2025 Muslims will outnumber Christians. http://muslim-canada.org/muslimstats.html

What was said was: ""First, Dalton McGuinty may feel that Catholic schools produce tolerant, socially integrated young citizens -- but graduates of Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and other faith-based schools are intolerant and socially marginalized." BTW- By not funding other faith based schools, intolerance could increase dramatically against other faiths that are currently funded. Other types of private school systems probably will increase, teaching whatever they wish and not necessarily along the lines of the Ontario curriculum. This could actually promote segregation and racial intolerance. John Tory has it right and Dalton McGuinty is out in left field.

Dalton Mc.guinty Jr. was open to faith based school funding in 1998. Could this be Dalton Mc.Guinty Jr. in 1998, "Not so long ago, Mr. McGuinty believed in much the same thing. In 1998, Mr. McGuinty met with Mr. Farber and 50 other executive members of the CJC, (Canadian Jewish Congress) and told them he was open to faith-based school funding." http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...e9-e4f2e3f567c8 But the crux of the matter is, "Dalton Jr. has never given any indication that he thinks ol' dad was wrong. On the contrary. He's a devout Catholic who sends his own children to Catholic schools. His wife even teaches in the Catholic system." "First, Dalton McGuinty may feel that Catholic schools produce tolerant, socially integrated young citizens -- but graduates of Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and other faith-based schools are intolerant and socially marginalized. If so, then it makes sense to support public funding of Catholic schools while telling every other faith to do it on their own nickel." This IMO not only makes Dalton Mc.Guinty Jr. a hypocrite but also intolerant of other faiths. http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitize...-hypocrisy.aspx

Then how do you explain this: http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitize...-hypocrisy.aspx

This issue extends further than voting. It is to be remembered these people who wear burka's do so all the time. Our society is a modern society and is not geared to accommodate masked strangers. Imagine if we were all masked, you would not be able to tell the difference between a panhandler and the PM, out in the street, in the media or wherever. Facial recognition is a must in our society and if we were all masked or veiled serious multiple problems would soon be apparent.