bilanglomo Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 Is it just me that finds all of this out of touch with the new global economy? What is going on here? Is this how a vital, sophisticated, avant-garde society really wants to present itself on the global stage. Do we really want to parade the 'ignorance' of a few for the entire world to see ... or maybe there is an urgent problem in Hérouxville ... of people burning their wives alive ... but I doubt it ... However we must take into account that the average Joe does not know where Hérouxville is or how much of the population it represents ... average Joe would see this as a typical position in Quebec ... have you read the english version of their code of conduct ... yes they were very accomodating in providing the english translation of this particular document ... even though they are under no 'legal' obligation to do so ... where are the language police when you need them ... I imagine the document didn't translate very well because it is absolutely absurd as it stands in english ... they shouldn't have bothered ridiculing themselves by translating this one ... What on earth would they do if say a Mennonite family moved into town ... ban ancestral dress codes and demand that everyone own a t.v. and a pick-up ... what if I wanted to wear a head scarf and sunglassess while walking downtown Hérouxville ... would I be arrested ... there are days I find my uncovered hair and the dark circles under my eyes to be far more offensive than any head scarf and glasses would be ... believe me ... Maybe it's just me but I find this whole thing to be offensive - I thought we had progressed - along with the rest of civilized society - beyond the point of intolerance ... how can Quebec expect to thrive - seperate or not - in a global market - with this portrait of a closed, narrow-minded, ill-informed atypical 'red-neck' example of Quebec culture broadcast for all to see ... how proud can we be portrayed this way? If you haven't already ... please check this out ... http://municipalite.herouxville.qc.ca/Standards.pdf Quote
Charles Anthony Posted February 6, 2007 Report Posted February 6, 2007 discussed here: Accommodement raisonnable -- Hérouxville and all that Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
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