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Hey...you go on stage, you take the heat for going on stage. Better him than some other Republican idiot going up there and spouting his creationist beliefs or talking about how raped women can't get pregnant. Or Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachman. And all the idiots in the crowd wildly applauding...

I see no reason to convince anyone of anything. If someone has lost custody and is only permitted court supervised visits, then the court appointed officer must be able to understand what is being said. If not, then there is a chance of possible danger to the child. I see nothing worng with that...

Missing Clyde? I think he's missing more than few brain cells these days. I've always been a huge Eastwood fan but I lost a lot of respect for him last night. His speech came off like a bad try at a Bob Newhart comedy sketch more than anything else. Embarrasing.

Sol, the people of Quebec are great people. Very friendly and open to new ideas if only they were given the chance. It's the political parties that want to keep things the way they are, or make them even more restrictive. It's the only way they can justify their existence. If the language...

Doc, there isn't a party in Quebec that would have the balls to have me as a member. :lol:

There is only one solution. A free and open society where everyone is free to make their own choices like the adults they are. Stop the fear mongering and let people LIVE THEIR LIVES AS THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE THEM! If someone can't handle the responsibility then they can get the fuck out and move...

The survival of the French language in Quebec is not in danger. It has never been in danger and as long as the French people of Quebec continue to have families and teach the language to their children, it will never be in danger. It is sad to see that French is promoted in the rest of Canada as...

Wow, Merlot, once again you totally miss the point. Do you even read the post you reply to or what you post? Here's an escerpt from your link on Belgium...a country that actually has THREE official languages... They actually made learning a second language OBLIGATORY! Great example. As for...

Find me ONE place in the rest of the world that has language laws anywhere close to ours. In fact, find me one place in the world that has language laws. Then tell me again how it's not so bad here. You are right about my first statement you quoted...I should have said most major cities in...

No, the reality of Montreal will not change which is why I keep repeating that these laws are totally useless and do nothing more than cost this city and this province billions of dollars in revenue. As for bilingual and multilingual regions...

Why is it that anyone who disagrees with the xenophobic laws here in Quebec is automatically accused of hating the French culture? Doc is as French as anyone in this province even though he doesn't come from Quebec. NEither Doc or myself has ever said we hate the French culture or the French...

You're comparing countries to the CITY of Montreal. Most people in Quebec outside of Montreal only speak French. Most people in the regions of Quebec have never even seen someone who wasn't white and French speaking except in a movie or on tv. Does that reflect Montreal? Not hardly. Montreal is...

When it comes to French schools outside of Quebec, I'd like to see the LAW that is in place forbidding anyone other than French Canadians access to them. Then we can talk about it. As for French schools closing, well if there is no need for them, why keep them open? I'm damn sure they aren't...

Unique? How about backwards? In most of Europe it is normal for people to be not only bilingual, but multilingual. Here in Quebec, there are laws to try and keep the population UNILINGUAL French and being bilingual is actually discouraged. The rest of the world is knocking down borders and other...

First off all...I didn't say he was greeted in English, I said he was served in English, in general after speaking French himself. He spoke to a friend who lived there, and is French, not Quebecois, and the friend told him to get used to it because in France they don't look at what is spoken in...

Merlot, you just don't get it and you never will. Discrimination is wrong. Period. Full stop. Law 101 has only one purpose: to restrict the English language in Montreal and points west. It is not necessary anywhere else in the province of Quebec. The French language and culture is not in danger...

I'll gladly offer to buy you a one way ticket to France but honestly I don't think you'd like it there. One of my friends came back from a trip to Paris a couple of weeks ago and was pissed off because he was constantly being served in English even though he is pure Quebecois French. Bummer. :)

First of all, Quebec is NOT a country, it is part of Canada. CANADA is an officially bilingual country and Quebec has always had a large English population that more than justifies English schools. Second, immigrants are not animals to be kept as pets so that we can say that we treat "our...

Give up on talking sense with gugu. He's a language zealot and a closet separatist. He claims to be a federalist but said that he's going to vote for QS, one of the most separatist and radical partys out there. Gugu, if someone pays taxes to the province of Quebec, and part of these taxes are...

I saw the Dark Knight Rises and thoroughly enjoyed it. Like Doc said, it was a bit long and tended to drag a bit in parts, but as I avoided all the hype and previews there were a couple of surprises that I didn't see coming. That's rare in a big budget blockbuster and I enjoyed that. Never...