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I would argue that a good 10% of the population didn't quite understand the meaning of the question, in part because it was deliberately vague. Some poeple actually said that they were voting Yes in the hope of renewing the Constitution.

Ok... just one last time. Kanata is NOT an Iroquian word, it is a French word. The evidence of my claim is: 17th and 18th century French explorers and missionaries reported, in records submitted to the French court and Church authorities, that the Hurons and Iroquois called a village "kanata". Those reports were written in French, using French words, therefore all the words in there are French. Since neither the Hurons or the Iroquois had an alphabet, nobody can prove that they had such a word, or even had any words at all. The French explorers and missionaries were Christians, working for Christian Kings of Divine right and/or the Church, mandated to explore the territory, learn about it and (in the case of the missionaries) convert. These Frenchmen had to use their mind/soul, their language and vocabulary, to understand what they heard and write it, in French. Therefore, anyone who claims otherwise denies hstorical facts, is calling the Bible a word of fiction, and is either a British revisionist historian or an Aboriginal with a grudge and no sense of gratitude.

Their problem, not mine, since it is not my opinion. It's seems to be yours too, which is your problem. Keep demonstrating you don't get it, while you defend the US when it violates human rights and international law in Iraq. They are finghting the bullies there. Different.. At least you are right on that one. Myanmar, North Korea, China, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Cuba, Egypt, Algeria... The U.S. South in the early 1960's, Nazi Germany until the good guys and some bad guys defeated them, the Soviet Union, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge... They had the might, they were right, right? See comment about Afghanistan, It was formed in its current form in 1867. And you still don't get it about the word Frenchies. Guess you never will. Go back to the history class, will you? It was just plain practicality. That's how school yard bullies talk when they take the other boys' money and just kick them just ten times instead of fifteen. Welcome to the 21th century.

I for one find mapleleafweb can be a good source of knowledge. For example, I wouldn't know yhow laughable you are if it wasn't for this site. If you had looked at the wikepedia entry mentioned by dancer, you would have seen the link to the source of their information... Statistics Canada, one of the best and most reputable governmental statistics agencies in world, whose mandate includes collecting that kind of data. Unlike you, the author of the wikipedia article knew what he was talking about. Nothing new under the suns.

I should n't, I can't... AARRRGHHHHH no, the temptation is too great. Repent you sinner. You are opposing Heaven's envoy.

Your wife should be charged with animal cruelty.

You know the difference within you and people who believe that Earth is flat? The Bible is somewhat relevant to their drivel, unlike yours. I'm surprised you haven't thrown a kitchen sink yet, or flying saucers and time travel. After all the stupidity you have written, it would almost sound intelligent. I'm through with arguing facts with you. Feel free to keep posting the same drivel. Or even to claim victory. You will just be providing people with additional reasons to laugh at you. When there is another topic you want to write nonsense about, let me know. Maybe then I'll waste my time with you again.

Please. Do not ever make that request again. It is bad enough he writes his absurdities in one language.

Your comparison is an insult to the elderly.

Yep... "making a fool onf oneself by expression bigoted opinions against democracy, equality and fairness" is more accurate. Which is in very good shape, thank you very much How does one dismantle a language? :lol: Nice excuse for a racist, socialist, Nazi-like discriminatory language legislation.

Every time I think of you, I do. You mean fairness. For good reasons.

As much as you hate the fact, Quebec City is in Canada.

God knows what I believe in, and we all know what YOU believe in,,, let's read it again: There is one word for the wiping out of entire societies by another one: genocide. Everyone knows it. When you want to make a fool of yourself again by denying the historical facts as written by Jacques Cartier, I will repeat his words because there is no need for anything else and in any case those who can think already got it while you won't. When you want to misuse God's word again, I will repeat your words because there is no need for anything else to remind you I know what your belief really is.

I have seen my share of racist statements about Aboriginals, but to write that God would have been OK with genocide is by far the worse to date, and blaspheemous to boot. What's next, God held a party when he welcomed Hitler to Heaven's? I was so sadly mistaken about you. I thought you were merely an igonrant little man without the capacity to read or to think logically. I see now you are also a racist and a borderline religous fanatic.

Good suggestion, follow it. I thought they didn't even have words. Jacques Cartier produced the words when, by you own admission, he used a feature of the French language (an alphabet) to transcribe them. Do yourself a favor and drop the non-sense that because he wrote down the words he heard they were not aboriginal words to start with. It's almost as ridiculous as the "they didn't have an alphabet, how could they have words to start with''.

And some small fish I suppose.

Once again, quote any claim I have made that I favour Quebec's language legislation. The fact that I know Quebecers are Canadians does not mean that I approve laws I consider to be against basic rights. If you lack the capacity to make the distinction, too bad for you. The fact that the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was 249 years ago, and that your little school yard bully "we've won, so we can do whatever we want to you" act does not belong in the 21th century.

To go back briefly to the original issue. I am glad the French Government has confirmed what I have known all along... I am not French

I don't have a problem, when the religious text actually mentions a given historical, or contains information that can be used to understand a certain past event on how people reacted to it. For example, Jewish religious texts are important in understanding how the Jewish people has historically and even today viewed itself. I draw the line at the use of religious texts as an evidence of a faulty interpretation of a past event they did not even address.

No, I am saying that uses of languages other than English, either in government or municipal services, in business transactions or in the internal operation of a business do not threaten the english language in Ontario. Don't forget, we all know you want to end all of it by having English declared the sole official language of business in Ontario.

Oh surprise, you do not understand how the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution works. Here's the full text. Anybody with reading skills will tell you this means only a provincial legislature can use the notwithstanding clause to exempt its laws from certain sections of the Charter, the same way only the federal Parliament can use it regarding federal laws. In other words, it is the Quebec Legislature, not the Federal parliamanent, that have used the notwithstanding clause to exempt its laws from certain sections of the Charter. Next time, get your facts straight will you? BTW, I of course wish the Premiers of some English-speaking provinces had never forced Trudeau to add it.

They had to learn it somewhere. Now admit it... You miss the good old days when the Frenchies were treated like second class citizen by being forbidden to use their own Canadian languages when obtaining government services or in the classroom. It's because I know what disrimination is that I know that is what you promote. Confusing yourself is more than you can take. :lol: You admitted yourself that Francophones are the majority in Quebec. make up your mind, will you?

Mxing history and religion is not necessarily a bad thing... Nor is acknowledging that some of history's actors had religious motivations. It becomes a problem when someone misuses religions in trying to disprove a fact proven by history and logic... when someone writes something, he writes it.

No one claims that. Which is why, AS HE SAID HIMSELF, he recorded the words he heard the Iroquians of Stadacone use to describe things as diverse as body parts, animals and village, among other things. And I, as well as linguists and historians for most of the part 400 years, have said that's what he did, because he himself said that's what he did. That you say one of the words he wrote down didn't come from the Iroquoian's language WHEN HIMSELF SAID IT CAME FROM IT, then use the fact Jacques Cartier had religious motivations as if it were some sort of a "proof" of your original claim proves one thing - your complete misunderstanding of history, linguistics, the English language and simple logic. You "know" things that exist only in your feeble mind. I have the writings from Jacques Cartier from the 1500's, in which he says where the word Canada came from. As you admit yourself that Jacques Cartier was the first one to put the word in a written form, logic dictates that you admit that there is there no better source than his own writings about where he tok the word from. Show me a 17th document from the French court stating that Jacques Cartier didn't write "Ils appellent une ville Canada". Show me a document written by the hand of George Washington stating that Jacques Cartier didn't write "Ils appellent une ville Canada". Show me a passage of the Bible stating that jacques Cartier didn't write "Ils appellent une ville Canada". which conclusion will be that Cartier wrote what he wrote. If there is anything in the Bible, the writings of the Fathers of the Church, theological writings, papal texts, Canon Law, liturgical texts, or any text of a theological, doctrinal or liturgical nature of any Christian confession that states that Jacques Cartier didn't write "Ils appellent une ville Canada", show it. Until then, spare yourself the humiliation and stop blaspheming that it is against God to quote Jacques Cartier's own writing as a proof that he wrote what he wrote.

You have the stats, of course. Have I said anything other than Quebecers are Canadians? Quote please. And that's being a loyal patriot? GET OUT if you hate it so much here. I didn't know Communists were keen on rights. Lucky them. So, by your admission, you are in favour of a policy that would go even further than policies implemented by the Quebec government on behalf of the province's French-speaking majority. Policies that are called by you racist, undemocratic, communist, socialist, Nazi-like. So, according to your own definition, what you propose is racist, undemocratic, communist, socialist, Nazi-like. Thank you so very much. You can prove I don't pay taxes, right?