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Snow Sculptures And Winter Fun
In Ontario, we have relatively small ice sculptures, but in Quebec, they were made of snow… and huge! Granted we had quite a lot of snow this year so building material was cheap.
French & English (3/10)
The province of Quebec’s official language is French, and the province of New-Brunswick is officially bilingual. For the other provinces and territories, it’s a bit of a grey area… English is most widely spoken but there are French communities almost everywhere: in Ontario (the Franco-Ontariens), in Manitoba, in Alberta…
Us vs. Them
So, we (want) need immigrants. Preferably (young) not to old, (who won’t need any social help) educated, and (white) who will blend in easily. Oh, and (no terrorists) (preferably Catholic ) — no really, we don’t mind.
Two Solitudes And One Loneliness
Not only I betrayed France by crossing the Atlantic Ocean, but apparently I also betrayed French language. Oh, that’s great.
Lost In Translation
I’m losing my French. Too bad I’m a French teacher.
It all started when I moved to Ottawa. The city is in Ontario but the French-speaking province of Quebec is only minutes away, across the Ottawa River. As a result, roughly 50% of the population speaks English and 30% of the population speaks French. Besides, Ottawa’s [...]
Résistance à la connerie humaine
Ode à la connerie humaine :
ACCOMMODEMENT RAISONNABLE
Il est interdit de lapider les femmes !
Katia Gagnon
La Presse
Une petite municipalité de la Mauricie a décidé de prendre le taureau par les cornes en matière d’accommodement raisonnable. Que les immigrés qui voudraient s’installer à Hérouxville, 1300 âmes, se le tiennent pour dit : il est désormais formellement interdit [...]
A trop fumer la Fleur de Lys…
En voilà une qui aurait mieux fait de ne rien dire…
Royal appuie la souveraineté du Québec
En campagne électorale pour les élections présidentielles en France, la candidate socialiste Ségolène Royal s’est dite favorable à la souveraineté du Québec. Elle en a fait part à André Boisclair, le chef du Parti québécois (PQ), qui effectue une visite [...]
