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August 13th, 2012:

Sigh.

Aug 13th, 2012
by trashee.
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As much as I love elections, I cannot help but be annoyed when it comes time to hold one in la belle province… cuz language laws always shove their way to the forefront.

Leader of the péquistes, Pauline Marois:

The PQ leader expressed concerns that the English language was becoming increasingly present as the preferred language of communication in Montreal. According to Ms. Marois, data collected by the Office québécois de langue française, the government agency that oversees the enforcement of the language law, showed that between 2010 and 2012 the number of merchants in Montreal who welcomed their customers in French has dropped had dropped from 89 per cent to 74 per cent.

Ms. Marois said the decline of the French in Montreal signals the need for a tougher language law.

“The message has to be clear: in Quebec we live in French, we work in French, we communicate in French,” Ms. Marois said during a campaign stop in Montreal on Sunday.

I have never agreed with the concept of a unilingual Quebec within an offically bilingual Canada. Bill 101 was and is a slap in the face to the rest of Canada. Marois knows this but cares not because only a small, small minority of anglophone voters mark X’s for a PQ candidate; and justifiably so.

Gonna be a long campaign…

 

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The Ultimate Canadian Trivia Fundraising Party!!

Aug 13th, 2012
by trashee.
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I’ve been a lot less active on the blog front as well as Facebook, Twitter, etc. I try to scale back the electronic presence on my holidays and focus on just chilling in the present presence.

If that makes any sense.

So I have some catching up to do. That is the one upside to my work commute… I get to do stuff like this.

First up, for Ottawans and those fortunate to live close to this amazing city, I would like to draw your attention to a fundraiser that is coming up in a couple of weeks. It is a Canadian trivia contest, organised by my bud Dennis, with all proceeds going to a great cause.

Megan Lewis and Dennis Jackson are part of Team in Training and are hosting a party to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.

Create your team of 4 or participate with some new friends! Doors open at 6:30 and trivia starts at 7:30 sharp!

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. There will be light snacks available and a cash bar. Message me here or send an email to info@runningforcancer.ca for tickets.

Check out runningforcancer.ca for more info and all the latest updates!

Clicking on the text above will take you to their Facebook page. Make it out if you trivially-inclined!

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