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 France don't want Quebeckers -- France only wants the fishing rights Quebec 
 has 
 to a rock-island that, with the 200 km international fishing rights would 
 give 
 France access to a LOT of prime fish! 
  
 Because I care, 
  
 <+]::-{(} ("Cyberpope," the Bishop of ROM!) 
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 In non-essentials, liberty; 
 in all things, charity.  -- Baxter quoting Augustine 
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 "Hey, how are you"  wrote: 
 > I think that if bilingualism is to be applied in Canada it should be 
 > applied equally in all provinces, not just everyone except Quebec. 
 > . 
 > They treat Anglos in Quebec as Second class citizens and you are forced 
 >   to have French only signs, most don't have the option to go to English 
 > only schools in Quebec, etc. 
 > Yet there is that option for all Canadians attend school in either 
 > language in the rest of Canada. 
 > The rest of Canada shouldn't have to bow down to one province as if they 
 > are running the country. 
 > 
 > Then they wonder why there is so much hatred for the French. 
 > I'm sure that we can find a boat big enough to ship them all off to 
 > France where they belong. 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > gapope@vcn.bc.ca wrote: 
 > > Bill  wrote: 
 > > B> You miss the point! Article 133 did not officialize anything. It prov 
 > > B> permission 
 > > B> for both French and English to be used as was described in the articl 
 > > B> all.  But the real point is that French was "NOT" the official langua 
 > > B> Canada and the proof of that is the fact that it was never used as an 
 > > B> language for 115 years after the act of 1867 came into force. The peo 
 > > B> wrote the act new that Canada was an English/ Anglo country being run 
 > > B> English language. The phrase "bilingual" as it applies to French and 
 > > B> not been invented until Trudeau started tinkering with the English li 
 > > B> heritage of Canadians. 
 > > B> 
 > > B> French only began to be used as an official language of Canada AFTER 
 > > B> Trudeau brought home his version of the Constitution act in 1982. 
 > > 
 > > Yeah, and. . . ? 
 > > 
 > > Trudeau was the duly elected P.M., one among many, who had one vote, 
 > > representing one riding, and thus the bilingualism was established under 
 > > parliamentary process. . . 
 > > 
 > > Where were you and your disputing of it back then? 
 > > 
 > > Because I care, 
 > > 
 > > <+]::-{(} ("Cyberpope," the Bishop of ROM!) 
 > > (MSN chat available) 
 > > 
 > >         (Please quote with "gapope wrote...") 
 > > -=- 
 > > In essentials, unity; 
 > > In non-essentials, liberty; 
 > > in all things, charity.  -- Baxter quoting Augustine 
 > > -=- 
 > > 
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