oldjones said:
And so what was it that was so wrong about the market majority (French) requiring equal treatment of both languages by law, at the request of a major player (English) in that market. In how many of those US markets you listed where Spanish predominates does it enjoy any legal rights at all?
You're not suggesting that the Bill of Rights wasn't needed because the marketplace would ensure freedom and justice for all are you?
You started this thread, just what was the 'problem' that led you to do so?
The problem again is on the personal level.
When I came from the USA to live in QC I was assured that there are "english" schools. While there might be on paper they don't exist in reality. All QC "english schools" are in essence immersion schools, with a 50/50 curriculum.
Here is the scenario. I have three kids ages 9-11-13, none of them had ever any exposure to the french language. To make matters worse my youngest suffers from dyslexia. They were thrown in to a school were 50% of the instructions are in French? Essentially half their time was wasted in school. They refused to provide any assistance to any of my children? Where is the logic in this?
Next. When I applied to the Canadian goverment for a permanent residence QC turned me down, claiming that my qualifications are nothing special, and not needed in the province?
Mind you, that i have bought a business here with some partners that provide jobs for about 250 people, mostly Quebecers I might add.
To top it off, they gave an employee of mine with the exact same background, except I have more experience, his papers within a year.
Guess what the main difference is, between him and me?Well, you probably guessed it...he is from France!! Where I come from we call this discrimination.
Thankfully the province of Ontario is a little more accomodating. I should receive my residency within the next few month.
My children finally have a chance to learn French, which is great and my son now is enrolled in extended french, because I do believe that Learning a second language is a good thing.
My youngest son has received an ILP from Ontario to address his issues.
BTW local and federal goverment offices in the USA are now providing, and have for some time, important documents in spanish as well. There is no law requiring this, it is just the right thing to do.
