Last Tuesday, Jean Charest wrote on his Twitter account that he hopes that the next debate between the candidates for the leadership of Canada’s Conservative Party on 3 two official languages will have to be equally defended”.
Here’s a quick rundown of the comments his tweet drew.
Written comments in English, Naturally…
“THE BIG M…”
“No one cares about bilingualism except Quebecers, who believe their language is important to the rest of the country.”
“I do not believe that the French language should be forcefully imposed on Canada’s Anglophone majority. I’m sorry, but most people aren’t interested in French.
“Charest seems to forget that Quebec is a monolingual French-speaking province. We should stop imposing French in Canada and we would save billions. Long live Poilievre!”
“By trying to appease Quebec with bilingualism, we are weakening the presence of Western Canadians in key positions in the country.”
“The office of Commissioner for Official Languages is a waste of public money. We should abolish it. It is not the government’s job to interfere with the labeling of products.
“Jean Charest’s testimony sucks. Living in Quebec has become a horror due to language restrictions.
“WTF”
“With all the problems Canada is facing, the issue of bilingualism should be number 300 on the list of priorities for the CCP’s next leader.”
“The Spanish, Ukrainian and Chinese communities must therefore recognize that French is a strength of Canada!”
“What’s the point of having two official languages in Canada?”
“Canada always has to bend to please Quebec teenagers…”
“Bilingualism only benefits Quebec at the expense of the rest of Canada.”
“Disgusting. Canada is a predominantly English speaking country.
“Who cares about bilingualism outside of Quebec?”
“Bilingualism is Canada’s main weakness.”
“We will establish bilingualism in Canada on the day that Quebec becomes a bilingual province.”
“Bilingualism discriminates against immigrants.”
“This vision of a bilingual Canada is outdated. We must go forward, not backward!”
QUEBEC ROBES
“It’s funny because the last time I was in Quebec, the directions were only written in French!”
“In Quebec, people who don’t speak French are treated like second-class citizens.”
“Quebec makes English illegal.”
“Bilingual Canadians don’t speak French but they do Punjabi, Korean, or Cantonese!”
“French isn’t a language, it’s slang.”
“Oh yes, bilingualism is a strength? Tell that to the Quebecers!”
“Bilingualism means Quebec has a disproportionate place in Canadian institutions.”
“And meanwhile, Anglos in Quebec are fleeing the provinces for fear of no longer receiving health care in their language…”
“What about indigenous languages?”
It’s like this on pages and pages…
As I have written many times before, the dual official language policy is becoming increasingly untenable…
And we want to stay in this country?
For real?
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