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You are entitled to your dumbass* opinion. *from That 70s Show

Accused of drunk driving, top Quebec judge quits What a class act Lemieux is compared to the scumbag Premier Campbell we have in BC.

We could have stopped him This is a fascinating response to the scapegoating of the CIA, by the politicians.

Martin not inspiring confidence Not a good sign. Will Layton have to become Canada's saviour?

Canada wins a silver - hey, we're on a roll! Karen Cockburn - a trampolinist

Alain Gagnon and Raffaele Iacovino J'espere que les Canadians d'hors du Quebec fait bien attention de ce que ce passe ici.

Refused bikini top, woman wins $6,000 Do you really think for one second this young woman would have ever received any money if it had not been for her union? I don't think so.

I wouldn't expect any other response from a Campbell supporter however it doesn't excuse his behaviour. Campbell needs to resign for the good of his party as well, or his DUI episode will be front and centre in the upcoming BC election.

Trust me it is discussed both in federalist and separatist circles. Maybe secretly, but you can be sure it is being discussed. Bakunin....think about it. If Quebec voted to separate, where would leave Paul Martin who is a Quebec MP? Nowheresville. Right? So Mr Harper would immediately take over and partition would immediately follow. Quebec could be left with an area no bigger than PEI!

Did someone mention conspiracy theories? I am not sure who or what you were refering to, but try this article on for size and tell me what you think: The Manchurian conspiracy

Your ideas were old in 1974, MS. I won't say what students in Poland think of them now. Everything in your post is 1960s rant, or older. The Left is needed. But not this way. Why is it always the right that says it is not a class struggle? Of course the rich would not want it mentioned as a class struggle.

What is the point of stooping to the idiotic level of the French only signage laws in Quebec? One of the main reasons why we need bilingual, everything to do with at least the federales, is that I don't want les sovereignists to have any grounds for grievances. I don't want them to be able to say: see even the TCH is not bilingual so we should separate. Do you understand what I mean? Comprennez-vous? Let's take the high road concerning language in the this country outside of Quebec, eh!

Where is that right written. I fail to see where road signs are required to be in a minority language. Road signs are fairly international. If you can't read them; stay off the road. Canada is officially bilingual. The Trans Canada Highway is federal jurisdiction. And I want bilingual signs in BC, actually right across the country for that matter, but we can start with BC, and according to the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 I have that right.

Stupid and ignorant, yes. Genocide, no. Although it wasn't until the bombs went off in the late sixties, that some English Montreal restaurants decided it was time for bilingual menus. Murrays for one!

Le PCC appuierait la partition du Québec We live in interesting times, eh?

Article I am not so sure it was Trudeau's idea for Canada to become official bilingual. I think Pearson already had plans for it, although Trudeau may have implemented it.

Bakunin.......of course sovereignists don't want to talk about things that give them pain such as a provincial federalist political party and partition. They try to avoid these issues in every way possible. That's very understandable. But avoidance does mean necessarily that it doesn't happen. A good analogy is a tooth ache. If you don't get it fixed it will get worse. And yes Trudeau did make that statement about the divisibility of Canada and Quebec.

Thats what i think too. I would like canada to work but to work without fighting like cat and dog, politics must be separate one way or another and i doubt that both side will understand it without being hurt and shocked first. The language law in Quebec is ridiculous, most people realize that, but hey, it's no big deal. I think Trudeau did call Bourassa once un manger de hot dog though or words to that effect.

PFF......if you say your employees make more or as much as you sometimes that is not the problem I am addressing. The problem which I am addressing is where some executive is making 100 times more that any of their coworkers, that kind of thing. At some point an arbitrarity figure has to be drawn. We tried to have that with the tax system but there are just way too many loopholes. We do need to repair our tax system.

The Constitution Act of 1982 Official Languages of Canada Official languages of Canada 16. (1) English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada. Official languages of New Brunswick (2) English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the legislature and government of New Brunswick. Advancement of status and use (3) Nothing in this Charter limits the authority of Parliament or a legislature to advance the equality of status or use of English and French. English and French linguistic communities in New Brunswick 16.1. (1) The English linguistic community and the French linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges, including the right to distinct educational institutions and such distinct cultural institutions as are necessary for the preservation and promotion of those communities. Role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick (2) The role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick to preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges referred to in subsection (1) is affirmed. (83.1) Proceedings of Parliament 17. (1) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of Parliament. (84) Proceedings of New Brunswick legislature (2) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of the legislature of New Brunswick. (85) Parliamentary statutes and records 18. (1) The statutes, records and journals of Parliament shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative. (86) New Brunswick statutes and records (2) The statutes, records and journals of the legislature of New Brunswick shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative. (87) Proceedings in courts established by Parliament 19. (1) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or in any pleading in or process issuing from, any court established by Parliament. (88) Proceedings in New Brunswick courts (2) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or in any pleading in or process issuing from, any court of New Brunswick. (89) Communications by public with federal institutions 20. (1) Any member of the public in Canada has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of an institution of the Parliament or government of Canada in English or French, and has the same right with respect to any other office of any such institution where (a) there is a significant demand for communications with and services from that office in such language; or ( due to the nature of the office, it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in both English and French. Communications by public with New Brunswick institutions (2) Any member of the public in New Brunswick has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any office of an institution of the legislature or government of New Brunswick in English or French. Continuation of existing constitutional provisions 21. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any right, privilege or obligation with respect to the English and French languages, or either of them, that exists or is continued by virtue of any other provision of the Constitution of Canada. (90) Rights and privileges preserved 22. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any legal or customary right or privilege acquired or enjoyed either before or after the coming into force of this Charter with respect to any language that is not English or French. Minority Language Educational Rights Language of instruction 23. (1) Citizens of Canada (a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province in which they reside, or ( who have received their primary school instruction in Canada in English or French and reside in a province where the language in which they received that instruction is the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province, have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province. (91) Continuity of language instruction (2) Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the same language. Application where numbers warrant (3) The right of citizens of Canada under subsections (1) and (2) to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of a province (a) applies wherever in the province the number of children of citizens who have such a right is sufficient to warrant the provision to them out of public funds of minority language instruction; and ( includes, where the number of those children so warrants, the right to have them receive that instruction in minority language educational facilities provided out of public funds. Enforcement Enforcement of guaranteed rights and freedoms 24. (1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances. Seeing I have the right to apply for enforcement, maybe I should launch an action in the courts for a bilingual Trans-Canda Highway in BC, at least to start with.

Section 133 of what used to be called the British North America Act now called the Constitution Act of 1867: This is to just start with.

No one is forcing anything down anyone's throat, just like no one is forcing anyone to move to Canada, with its two official languages. When one attends school one takes a variety of subjects and in Canada we need to be teaching both languages from kindergarten up. As a matter of fact we need a bilingual school system - it's long overdue. Why would any parent not want their child to learn both official languages? I can't imagine any parent wanting to deprive their child of the best future possibile in Canda, and that requires learning both official languages. You learn math, physics, biology, writing, spelling, at school. Do you consider those subjects being forced down your throat. There has to be some minimum standards and French has to one of them across Canada. Question: Have we always had two official languages, or is this a relative recent situation?

What it really is all about is class struggle - rich against the poor. All executives are not bad, nor are the other employees, unionized or not, all bad. But the ability to con people through control of the propagandist media (whether the media is Canadian, US Russian Chinese, Soviet, commie, fascist, capitalist, or socialist) is rapidly losing its strength. But if you don't think captialism is in trouble look at what has been going in the stock markets since 1999. Sure there have been a few bull markets, but mainly we have had bear markets. The problem is there is actually a surplus of goods with no one with any money to purchase them. I think we are going to witness a major downswing in the stock markets over the next few years. Of course we are in trouble - just look at the US deficit! Also we are facing an energy crisis of major proportion. I don't necessarily agree with the solutions entirely, but we are going to be making a major shift into nuclear power, and other alternative forms of energy. Canada might be well positioned to exploit this rush to nuclear power as apparently we are the leaders in the world in producing uranium, or so I have heard. But the days of snow jobs, of trying to tell the poor they are better off with low minimum wages, etc., are gone, and the business community needs to wake up to that fact. I don't know if there is anyone alive that believes that bullshit anymore. Our major problem in society is the greed factor. I am not suggesting you take away incentives for people to earn money, but you can over do it, that's all. Sometimes we need to say enough is enough.

Article I think he has a point. What percentage of separatists think they can never win a referendum?

Prior to the introduction of the internet the right could control communications - TV, Radio, Newspapers. And initially the right controlled the 'net as well. Now though, times are a changin' and people no longer have to go to the basically right wing media for their information, because the left has finally caught on, albeit, they are still playing catch up. A good example of what I am talking about is Venezuela. President Chavez has made significant history with electoral victories, but even though the right wing press supresses its significance, connected via the 'net there are now groups meeting throughout the planet this week to discuss plans to build on his successes.