tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post548965528911751695..comments2023-11-02T05:16:59.191-04:00Comments on Briques du Neige: Alarm bells and what sets them offOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-59777766526934556952008-11-22T08:19:00.000-05:002008-11-22T08:19:00.000-05:00Olivier, thanks for the knowledge that the active ...Olivier, thanks for the knowledge that the active state is something that came out of la Révolution tranquille. I had assumed it was a hold over from the days when the French owned Canada. That helps my understanding of the acceptance of those kinds of questions. People living today were imvolved in its development, so it makes sense there would be a high comfort level. I am ignorant of so much of the history here.<BR/><BR/>Jarrett, anglophones here have no trouble sharing their opinion about various abuses of Bill 101 or l'office de la langue française. Online or in person, they are quite vocal (some might say whiny; though at times there is justification). I suspect when there are problems, it's usually a misapplication of the spirit of the law. For instance, the last uproar was when a well-known Irish pub here got busted for having posters in english on their walls. They were antique Guinness advertisements and a part of the environment (Irish bar, right). That was just stupid, but you can only imagine the kind of person who gets a job being a bylaw officer for the office de la langue française. Like any other bylaw officer, usually more motivated by ego and need for authority than an actual concern for the issue itself.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-57231497229237291812008-11-22T07:43:00.000-05:002008-11-22T07:43:00.000-05:00"...and I think it's the same for the old school a..."...and I think it's the same for the old school anglophone minority here in Quebec."<BR/><BR/>Do you find many anglopones speaking out share your concerns, or is it a less public atmosphere...grumbling, maybe, or is it a more militant, Stated Position?WeSailFurtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682759107915210686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-30784604481052802092008-11-18T12:54:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:54:00.000-05:00Always a pleasure to hear from you on my RSS reade...Always a pleasure to hear from you on my RSS reader!<BR/><BR/>That being said, two little, very little things:<BR/><BR/>The state, as an active entity, is a fairly recent thing in Québec. Mostly, it was built from the 60's onward, and enven then, the big interventionist state was mostly built in the late 60's up to the early 80's. It's a bureaucracy, sure, and a fairly active one at that. But it have been built on a strong foundation of public legitimacy. Politicians, powers that be, litterally built the thing pieces by pieces after being elected saying they would do so. And that was, oh, a generation away? And that legitimacy is still there. Just look at the attitudes of people toward the CPE.<BR/><BR/>This is, I think, a fairly important nuance that can help north americans understand what the hell is going on here (state run kindergardens? Oh my god! THEY ARE COMMUNISTS!). <BR/><BR/>Knowing that, this post of yours is fairly enlightening, I think.<BR/><BR/>Second little thing:<BR/><BR/>The whole shebang on signing papers about values isn't, sadly, a measure that is favoured by the PQ. The PLQ enacted something along those lines just before the elections. Nobody, in Quebec politics (be it federal or provincial politicians), is abov playing to the fears of certain portions of the francophone majority.<BR/><BR/>It saddens me to say it, but I look at the current political landscape and I see no bridge builders. Living both in Québec City and Montréal (my third home being the Orléans Express on the 20) I just don't see that as a fair representation of the preoccupations of the population.Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280119238261445564noreply@blogger.com