So I will ask, Where are you people of Quebec that want change, that want a better more accepting place to live? Where are all you civilized people that can put the past behind us and look into the future? Where are the people that will stand up for a fellow Quebecker's rights when told they can't speak in their language? In order for there to be change, there must be action! This is a battle for all Quebeckers no matter what language you speak, a challenge that will bring on positive change for this province, a challenge that requires participation, not apathy. It's time to speak out for the better good, time to put an end to a government that perpetuates segregation and oppression. It's time to work together and let your voice be heard. Will you stand up?
Merci beaucoup/Thank you very much
Citizen for change
Thanks you for your comment. The points are well taken, it is up to the silent majority to speak up and say enough is enough let us live in harmony as one people with one goal in mind..... equality
Here in Quebec we are becoming accustomed to hearing about how the rights of English speaking citizen are being torn away and have been for years. The government has taken it upon itself to seek out English and snuff it out like some crazy witch hunt. The Quebec government has even employed a makeshift language police of sorts whose job it is to do the seeking and warn the institutions of their use of English and essentially force them to stop and desist or face legal action and fines.
Stepping back a moment I would like to take this opportunity to say that I am a born and bred Quebecker who speaks both French and English and loves this province very much. I embrace the multiculturalism and love the English and French history that shaped this amazing province into what it is today. I am proud of the history and culture that comes with it and would love for my children to enjoy it as much as I do. I sent my children to French school so they can be fluent in French and blend seamlessly into the French culture if they should choose. So why is it that we have so much going for our beautiful province that people are so bent on destabilizing, embarrassing, segregating, hating and demoralizing it's people? A province that has so much to gain from embracing acceptance but would rather take it down a notch on the ladder of civility.
Now I would like to mention that the common Anglo perception is that it is only a handful of people making a lot of noise when it comes to separatism and the lack of English rights in Quebec. If this is true then how is this delightful handful of separatists gaining enough power to accomplish all that they have? The answer is motivation! If every Quebecker, English/French/Mexican or otherwise got off of their couches for five minutes and spoke their mind about how this is not the province they want to live in and that equal rights are a necessity, the Government would have no choice but to listen. Amazingly people would rather just sit idle and complain on Facebook or while chatting on the train but do nothing to help change it, nothing to make this province a better place for our children and to allow them the education they need to be successful anywhere. People have been allowing this type of oppression to go on and on and on, untethered, unquestioned and it has become an international embarrassment. The most embarrassing part though is that the people have not stood up, stood up for the future, stood up for hope for something better, to work together and love each other for what we are.