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Kate 19:37 on 2019-11-08 Permalink Reply  

• walkerp 20:19 on 2019-11-08 Permalink

  I wonder if all the media stories showing white, french people from France, suffering from the CAQ’s policy is what really forced Legault’s hand. Or are they really just this incompetent and misinformed?

• Michael Black 20:29 on 2019-11-08 Permalink

  I thought that was the main thrust of the program. Anyone can move to Quebec after immigrating through Canada, this is about Quebec’s needs and allowing a fast track for Quebec. Obviously French language skill ranks high, but surely it’s mostly about skimming well educated people.

  It was silly to see that story of the woman from France who failed because of a bit of English was absurd. She’s exactly what is wanted.

  And it’s not fair for people who’ve made a choice to move here to see the rules changed after they have been here for years. It’s not like a criminal past is suddenly revealed, or they break a significant law here.

  Michael

• Marc R 00:29 on 2019-11-09 Permalink

  This seems to be pre-saging the eventual reversal on the plan to limit access to English services to “historical anglos” (I believe previously mentioned on this blog).

  I was born in the UK, grew up in Canada, then moved to Montreal at age 22. I married a bilingual anglo-quebecer, and our children are eligible to attend English school (they don’t, of course, we want them to be fluently bilingual, as my wife is). I did my elementary and secondary education in English, my undergrad bilingually, then my graduate studies in French. I work in French, but speak English at home (frankly, Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig lose a lot in translation…) I’m in the bizarre situation where under the mooted reform my wife and children will be eligible for services in English, but I won’t be (as my parents didn’t attend English elementary/secondary in Canada).

  I can’t help but think the CAQ have bitten off more than they can chew with the identiarian lilt to their immigration/French language reforms, and will need to backtrack shortly in order to go into the 2022 election without this sort of low-hanging fruit of bureaucratic incoherence dogging them (and aggravating the business community). Has Jolin-Barette overstepped his brief?

• Kevin 10:32 on 2019-11-09 Permalink

  @Marc R
  The secret about Quebec is that “English school” is a misnomer. We should abolish that term because they are actually Schools that are administered by the Anglophone community.

• Chris 12:47 on 2019-11-09 Permalink

  Marc R: why do you feel that your kids wouldn’t end up fully bilingual if they attend an English school?