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From: freedman@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Daniel Freedman)
Newsgroups: can.politics,can.francais
Subject: Re: Notwithstanding clause -- truly a sad day for Canada
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Date: 31 Dec 88 22:44:47 GMT
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Just out of interest,

Why does Quebec not forbid English speaking people from moving to
Quebec?  It seems to me that this is in some sense a more reasonable
policy than forcing people to use a language that they don't want to
(they obviously dont want to, since if they did want to, they wouldn't
need to be forced).  Since the French have a majority in Quebec, and
assuming that they have kids at the same speed (or greater) as the
English in Quebec, then as time goes on the province would become more
and more French-speaking, thus preserving the language and hence the
culture.


Dan Freedman
University of Calgary Computer Science Department
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