International student leaving Quebec due to Bill 96

"I didn't think it was actually going to pass," says Avery Wong, an international student studying in Quebec, about Bill 96 or Quebec's French language is reform. She says, it means she will have to leave the province. Felisha Adam reports.

[@floxy20]

Many immigrants lured to Quebec by a government eager to recruit outsiders are amazed to discover that once they arrive there they can simply and freely cross the border to Ontario and live there. Why would an immigrant from a non-French speaking country chose to live in a linguistic ghetto?

[@johncam8420]

Ontario is a very expensive ghetto tbf. Quebec is cheap - but it is cheap for a reason, its not really Canada!

[@braddorcas9363]

As a new brunswicker fed up with the millions we waste forcing bi-lingualism to appease the french every year, whilst making it incredibly hard to non french speakers to get work in this province in a country that it isn't even the official language for I can empathize with their situation. The amount of friends i've had that had to move out of their home province and gone west because they can't find work here due to not being bi-lingual is depressing. We're the poorest province in Canada, yet we're the only one who's forced to spend tons of money on forced bi-lingualism and learn 2 languages to be eligible for any reasonable job in the area because we happen to live next to quebec. And this is coming from someone with french blood running through their veins.

[@bshari5680]

If you dont speak native language and look native , You are immigrants as well ... cut the nonsense

[@eldeluxo]

Unfortunately, now they'll end up in Ontario, can't we just send them home?

[@geoffjeffersob4226]

@@bshari5680 if you didn’t immigrate then your not an immigrant lol 😆 that’s how it works.

[@googleuser673]

If you’re francophobic, why choose Québec anyway? There is 9 province and 52 state where you can be as much racist against québécois as you want, in ENGLISH! 200 millions anglophones in North America, but lets go in the only francophone place and not learn anything about them anyway…

[@ivan162]

As a Ukrainian I support French in Québec and Canada. Learning French, I discover many Ukrainian words have French roots. Besides, French were kind and welcoming first Ukrainian Immigrants to Canada. French protected and supported first Ukrainian Immigrants from English imperialism. French is a remedy from English supremacists

[@cariopuppetmaster]

52 states? When did thay happen

[@inconnu4961]

@@cariopuppetmaster Ask Barack Obama! He is the one who told us there were 52 states (maybe DC & PR?)

[@drfirewater]

While i agree we need to protect french language in Quebec…. It cannot be used as a weapon against anglophones. This is a discriminatory policy and anti immigrant and anti Canadian.

[@martinemjt]

Plus being an anglophone is easy prey for the left gang mentality. It s very sad to see that we will possibly find ourselves in a war in a few years, just like the rise of of warmongering everywhere in the planet!

[@zackwaffen9210]

we need more anti-immigration policies

[@luketracey3269]

Canada has 2 official languages, French and English. In Cape Breton, French is the dominant language on Isle Madame and in Chéticamp. If Canada is looking for a near culturally extinct language to champion ?? As many as one hundred thousand Nova Scotians spoke Gaelic as their mother tongue in 1900. Today, estimates claim there are between 1000 and 2000 Gaelic speakers and learners in the province. Perhaps knowledge of the deep cultural ties Gaelic has to Native American languages should be considered. In Algonquian Coos and cohas mean 'pine tree' and in Gaelic, ghiuthas means 'pine tree'. Merrimack River in Algonquian means 'deep fishing'. In Gaelic Mor-riomach means 'of great depth'. Nashaway River in Algonquian means 'land between' and in Gaelic naisguir means 'land connecting'...and that's just a few examples.

[@roadside8230]

Other than in French class, You are not allowed to speak French in any English primary & secondary school throughout Quebec. I’ve had detention for speaking French multiple times and I’ve been to both types of schools throughout the province. These types of interviews are really one sided especially regarding a subject people coming in, dont seem to understand. Its a cultural subject.. this interview proves that.

[@kajzersoze8051]

Welcome to Trudeau's Canada.

[@carltonberry137]

So how come I have to deal with everything in two languages in Ontario, when Quebec is forcing out english speaking people? Why are we speaking french?

[@Heidi_137]

You must be in Eastern ON, I owed a house there, 70% Franco Ontarian but their school is half yr FR/EN, most are perfectly bilingual no accent either. Every one of them I know hates QC with a passion. They are FR! They can't stand the bullying and entitlement. These areas never had a problem getting services in FR, and they can't understand why QC forces this on people.

[@Andy-ph6mf]

tf are you talking about, pretty much no people in ontario 'speak french'

[@Menroth.]

I've yet to meet an ontarian that speaks French lol

[@bonbonvegabon]

@@Andy-ph6mf All of northern Ontario speaks French and all of Ottawa speaks French too. You need to travel more

[@celinemara565]

@@Menroth. and that’s why i love ontario

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

She's been in Québec for three years and she cannot speak French.

[@capricornebete-a-cornes8671]

Elle n'y voit aucun intérêt...

[@josevilas4927]

@@capricornebete-a-cornes8671 Je pense la même chose.

[@redMaple_QC]

There's people who've been here all their life and don't know a word of French.

[@josevilas4927]

She is not even from Canada. She has no right to tell the Québécois that they do not need to protect their language. Can you imagine someone going to her country and telling her government to use a particular language? Si elle n'aime pas la langue française, ce n'est pas le problème des gens de La Belle Province. Moi, j'adore la langue de Molière.

[@asemu19]

First nation hates this.

[@rajs7876]

Force Quebecers to do everything in indigenous languages

[@johnq2068]

Learn to speak French, it’s a great asset.

[@elcristoph7380]

why not do that across the whole of north America? last I checked English and Spanish were colonial languages as well

[@ndtung3221]

@@johnq2068 Then let see which language would you speak when you travel to Asia, South America, Oceania. Pretty sure they know how to speak French.

[@AH-lw2bj]

@@elcristoph7380 cry about it

[@firstandforemost87]

Why?

[@skeptical6307]

I think Ontario should adopt Bill 97...English only in Ontario. I actually like the idea of two official languages in our country, but that should apply to ALL provinces and if it's not then other provinces should opt out.

[@isaacgriffin5690]

Every province is also required too have two flags. One for the English and one for Francophones. Except Quebec. They just have one for the French... another great Canadian double standard

[@IARRCSim]

@@isaacgriffin5690 I never heard of that before. How does that work when flags contain no text? What is there to change for French or English when the provincial flags contains no text?

[@AH-lw2bj]

@@isaacgriffin5690 where I live, there is a French College, that is huge, mostly empty, and heavily subsidized by tax payers... We also have an English college that is full to the brim, and turns out good graduates, and gets about half the funding....

[@Ginger_Sweet]

@@IARRCSim the French flag has a fleurdelise on it i think 4 on a blue flag i think “flower of light” lol I’m Acadian but born in Ontario.

[@Ginger_Sweet]

@A Very Annoying Person where does that leave me lol I’m Métis am i going to France or staying lol

[@RareNiceGuy]

Having looked up the bill it reminds me of my education in French Catholic schools growing up in Ontario. Instead of focusing on promoting and celebrating the French language they would punish you for speaking in English. I grew up in a bilingual household (Mother bilingual, father English only). This is the worst possible way to promote and preserve the French language...

[@AdamBreard]

As a francophone I completely agree. It makes no sense.

[@Goatisme]

What was she thinking ? She came here and couldn't do, ready or talk to anything or anyone in french yet she comes to north america's only french ethnostate, how full of hubris these people are. Mind boggling.

[@roadside8230]

Other than in French class, You are not allowed to speak French in any English primary & secondary school throughout Quebec. I’ve had detention for speaking French multiple times and I’ve been to both types of schools throughout the province. These types of interviews are really one sided especially regarding a subject people coming in, dont seem to understand. Its a cultural subject.. this interview proves that.

[@RareNiceGuy]

@@roadside8230 I find it fascinating that there is the same exact experience with the languages flipped in Québec. This Cultural feud between the French and English really needs to end.

[@tums01234]

Ah a fellow ESCNA survivor! knew I recognized your name haha

[@childebrand1]

A good reporter would have explained exactly what is in the Bill as part of the report.

[@endermenkilla]

no access to healthcare of government aid in a language u understand, no English schooling for people without English parents. Fines and business closure for being reported for not speaking french to customers

[@MsJay01234567]

@@endermenkilla oh wow. Just wow.

[@lindaxubc]

@@endermenkilla Wow! Just heard. Are we in Canada? Even in Paris, I speak English and they response in English in all the stores.

[@antiquefuturistic]

Segregation of People, Create more hate, divide families and force certain demographics to leave Quebec

[@fkb247]

She is studying French 🤔

[@samueldion-dundas5219]

She came to Quebec thinking that she wouldn't need to use french. What did she expect? It's up to her to do her research about which language she will need to learn to live in a given place. I'm offended by the fact that people think they can come to Quebec and think that french is 'optional', as if english was optional when I lived in Toronto. Imagine if I went to Toronto and was like "yeah I'm not really gonna learn english sorry, but still give me a job and stuff"

[@frankrizzuto5948]

Ha! Travel. Start with Richmond B.C. See if you 'need' English there. In fact, in some spaces you will be lost if you are an English only speaker. There are many exclusive linguistic enclaves across this country.

[@samueldion-dundas5219]

@@frankrizzuto5948 Probably have traveled more than you. That being said, what exactly about the example which you have described is desirable? Last I heard, BC was an unaffordable, socially fractured place where the Chinese communist party influences local elections.

[@redMaple_QC]

@@frankrizzuto5948 There's only 2 official languages though.

[@chillenchilla4]

NOTHING CHANGED SINCE 1972! STILL SAME AGENDA!

[@joeterror636]

FLQ !!!

[@cvan7681]

In Alberta, we know that large parts of Northern Alberta were settled long ago by Francophones. We don't talk about these people in a poor light at all. We send billions in oil revenues to Quebec, and we don't tell them how to run their province. See why we keep talking about Western Separation here too?

[@paulmackay7265]

And how was the infrastructure to acquire and ship that oil paid for? Tax dollars right? Not meaning to pick a fight but the province of Quebec more tax payers than all three prairie provinces combined. Geographically it is as large as all three prairie provinces. Of course the province of Quebec receives a large portion of the federal budget! 20% of Canadians call the province home. Quebec is also the link to our beloved friends on the East coast.....and via them we gain access to Europe, Africa, the middle east , the eastern part of South America.....so important to spend tax dollars on maintaining Quebec. That oil , grain, uranium, et al you have in the middle of no-where is useless if you can't sell it.

[@jandron94]

I just don't get it, how would you possibly talk about these people in a poor light at all ? Where did you see on earth that people would make criticism of another people who had settled way before ? By the way those Franco-Albertans are curently being assimiltated into the English speaking communities... That's a bit rich arriving 5 years ago like this student and criticising some people who got there 350 years ago because they want to preserve the nation they built. Indeed if you don't wan't to send oil revenues then maybe try doing something about it at your own level (by voting, campaining, commenting, whatever) but don't blame Francophone Quebecers for that knowing that they are a minority in Canada (1 to 5). You'd better blame the ones (Anglos mainly) who voted "no" in the 1995 Quebec referendum. Maybe English is not your remote ancester's language but I suspect your native language is English right ? Would you want the most populous part of Alberta to shift towards another language because of newly arrived people who don't wan't to say "good morning", "please" or "thank you" ? Quebecers are not evil people, they just defend themselves like they have done for centuries, they don't want to have the same fate as the Cajuns of Louisiana or the Franco-Albertans.

[@bonsang1073]

shut5 up with that nonsense. the st-laurent seaway is 45 billions a year economy YOU OWE US !!!

[@ribeyesteak8293]

You albertians spoiled them way too much

[@maya-amf3325]

You don't send billions in oil revenue to Quebec. The federal government distributes equalization payments. Alberta has an absolutely dismal record in providing french services to its francophone population. Even after bill 96, anglophones in Quebec still have vastly better access to english services than francophones in Alberta.

[@montgomerybojangles8644]

This young woman is learning a valuable lesson. The government will do what they want with or without your approval with your tax dollars.

[@johnq2068]

What tax dollars?!? She’s an international student earning zero income.

[@connorl5868]

Yes, with your tax dollars

[@connorl5868]

@@johnq2068 cmon, think

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

Imagine being forced into 3 basic English lessons when immigrating in the USA. Who do you think would benefit the most from it?

[@lisamuel41]

@@johnq2068 interesting facts: international student need to pay tax every year as long as they have a SIN and part time job.

[@fina.rjb7]

A lot of the immigrants who choose Quebec come from regions of the world where French is widely spoken. I don’t see this law as discriminatory. I can’t imagine living in Toronto or Vancouver and complaining about having to learn English. If you want to immerse yourself into a community, you should try to learn the language that is spoken by the locals and not impose yourself wherever you go…

[@Shoyer01]

If you don’t mind, there are 7 million French speakers in Canada among 18 million anglophones.

[@yannislaurin5438]

@@Shoyer01 And? Québec is Still french and you have 9 englihs provinces so why are you crying you hypcorite? You just prove that you're greedy

[@yannislaurin5438]

@@Shoyer01 And? Québec is Still french and you have 9 provinces for you. Learn to be more fair anglotard

[@Shoyer01]

@@yannislaurin5438Offering services in English to non French speakers doesn’t come on the expense of your expense. Specifically that the rest of Canada subsidizing this province the most per person. And that happens even though most Quebecers don’t see themselves as Canadians.

[@yannislaurin5438]

@@Shoyer01 Don't care, Québec is a french province and also you're at IT again with your equalization like if IT was a argument. Then stop giving your money we Never asked for, we don't care. French province you must give french services, the end

[@dr.donkey9254]

Just break it off, it’s obvious that Quebec has their own culture, their own ideas and no longer wants to be apart of Canada, in fact they do literally everything to distance themselves from other Canadian provinces, Quebec doesn’t want to be apart of Canada, why try to hold them back.

[@bonbonvegabon]

Because they have the second largest economy after ON.

[@karenshaw7807]

How about becaujse we held two referenda on the subject of separation and the majority of Quebeckers voted NO both times?

[@dr.donkey9254]

@@karenshaw7807 by 0.58%, and a bunch of those people who voted no are probably the ones getting pushed out of Quebec, if we do that vote again, it’s gonna be a definite yes.

[@danvoyer4105]

there's still some "quebecers" who view themselves as canadians, but then again, they're not viewed as quebecers by the quebecers

[@cortholiopezorama8879]

“ Because they have the second largest economy after ON.” Quebec has a garbage economy. “ GDP per capita CAD$ 52,384 (2018)” Vs. “ Alberta's per capita GDP of $78,155 is the highest of any state or province in North America.”

[@eddiechenchen9081]

Let them be an independent country, let them have their own language, have their own national coat of arms and flag. All other colors and Anglos leave forever. However, they need a passport to enter ALL other Canadian provinces!

[@xcdrone17]

Take Montreal from QC. We do not agree with Bill 96.

[@patb5266]

Lol, yup see how long Quebec lasts without buckets of money from Canada.

[@johnq2068]

So brave Chen.

[@Wayfarer45]

Let em have their own currency too lol

[@scutigerecity1996]

Oui pis vous pouvez garder Montréal, ont s'en christ

[@vivar5318]

Quebec is for the French, if you don't like it then get out

[@peter12246]

No

[@Raph-dc3il]

@@peter12246 si tu n’es pas content, dégage dans le pays voisin

[@peter12246]

@@Raph-dc3il Why? I was born here, no one is going to force me to leave or speak a language, understand tabarnac? Good!

[@KRL1999]

​@@Raph-dc3ilLe pays voisin, en voulant dire les États-Unis? Tu sais que le Québec... n'est pas un pays..

[@hatersgotohell627]

I'm only an English speaker but I'm sorry you guys should respect their language in their providence. The have good reason to fear English from over taking their region

[@samsonmarkos1603]

Those settlers wants other people to learn thier language but still ban native Canadian language. Where the bill to make native language as federal language.

[@nastyvinylcunter1366]

53 different words for snow. No thanks.

[@ponytoast1231]

Natives languages are not banned.

[@cmg8376]

Speaking native languages is very much encouraged where I live. So what are you talking about. If natives would like a language or two as national languages I'd be fine with that, but they have hundreds and so they would have to decide amongst themselves which those should be...and quite frankly I don't think they care. Most don't even bother to learn their own languages. Which is exactly what the french want to prevent, newer generations only learning english because that is whats more common in Canada.

[@SpartanX300]

Trippin

[@neoqwerty]

@@cmg8376 Ironically enforcing that French language "preservation" is only preserving PARISIAN FRENCH, rather than our regional vernaculars that tend to use a lot of loanwords from First Nations languages and English. We've gone through this rodeo before back in '97/'98, no one in Abitibi-Temiscamingue liked it because it tried to prevent us school kids from using the local vernaculars to speak with in school. We could read and write and understand Parisian French just fine without politicians suddenly regulating what counted as "real French", but heavens forbid one of us used "chatting", we needed to use the OFFICIAL FRENCH CONSTRUCTED WORD instead ("keychatting" is the best transliteration I can give, in french it's "clavardage", "clavier/keyboard" + "chattering/bavarder"). (yeah, Quebec's governmental idiots literally tried to enforce FRANCE'S weird official "no English loanwords!!!" policy in Quebec before.) I'm really not looking forward to round 2 of Parisian French "preservation" (we didn't even have the Parisian French dialect back in the French Colony times, we had the peasant dialects from the rural areas of 16th century France) at the cost of trying to wipe out joual, acadien and other patois. *again* .

[@curtisrobinson9696]

Has it ever occurred to you that this was the intent?

[@cedriclasry9151]

The intent was for the CAQ to hold power and get reelected, this has nothing to do with immigrants or students, even though they will suffer alongside the anglos unjustly and to the benefit of very few

[@vivar5318]

They are so entitled that they can't believe someone wouldn't want to tear down their own culture just to accommodate them

[@farzanhashmi5328]

@@vivar5318 I guess it falls down to false advertisement. Montreal has always been shown as best city for students, multicultural, bilingual. People especially students fall for that. It should be made clear but then no one would want to study there as international student and that affects revenue of province since they pay 3-4 times higher tuitions.

[@vivar5318]

@@farzanhashmi5328 The people of Quebec never advertised it as such, they want FEWER foreigners if anything, blame the elites for false advertisement.

[@farzanhashmi5328]

@@vivar5318 of course I'm not blaming Quebecois (I hope that's the right term?) for it. It's just now there are a bunch of folks who thought it may not be such a big issue and invested their money (a crazy amount for a lot of them) are now facing this uncertainty. I will trust you with the info that even I applied to be a student at Concordia and hoped to work part time if possible so that I earn back some of it back in my 2 years. It was my parents 60% life savings. Now I am learning French alright but I'm not that good but I thought once I get in an environment I'll be fine. It excited me. Now this kind of worries me. But I understand where this law comes from and have read up Quebec's history a little out of interest. Its just that what once felt welcoming now feels intimidating. No offense to anyone just a perspective.

[@MarkEliasGrant]

French is not a "challenge" or "something new": You CHOSE to move to a FRENCH SPEAKING PROVINCE. You need to speak French, or leave or don't come. It's not much that the people of Quebec demand that people study and speak French.

[@antiquefuturistic]

“The end goal of the bill here is to force people to leave Quebec” That is it.

[@samueldion-dundas5219]

At the same time, we're already in a huge housing shortage. I don't see how that's bad for us

[@vivar5318]

Yes, people that refuse to assimilate need to get out of Quebec

[@Crockinator07]

Yes.

[@antiquefuturistic]

@@samueldion-dundas5219 start from yourself

[@samueldion-dundas5219]

@@antiquefuturistic i left ontario because I wanted to live in french, not because i wanted to be english in a french place

[@inktownfishing4505]

Why Bill 96, stupidest law ever! Indigenous/first nations where there first. People in Quebec should have to learn First nations languages before english or french. When I was in high school in BC, I was not required to learn french because I already spoke a 2nd language.

[@nicolasg.514]

Tu as appris l'anglais à l'école en Colombie-Britannique car c'est la langue officielle de la province champion 🤦‍♂️ La langue officielle du Québec est le français 🤷‍♂️ Serais-tu xénophobe? 🤔

[@gfroese4799]

I guess the english speaking parts of Canada need to protect the English language with the same laws

[@ceridangauv3955]

English doesn't need protection.

[@cedriclasry9151]

@@ceridangauv3955 it does in quebec!

[@BBFCCO733]

@@ceridangauv3955 Says the welfare case

[@VanionLOT]

Ya, let's just not do that. Fascism is bad, no matter how you look at it.

[@Alternity666]

@@cedriclasry9151 Québec doesn't recognize English as an official language, and even then it still thrives.

[@IntegralBif]

The French population has been growing steadily in Alberta. Funny how we don't need draconian language laws to do it.

[@cristianmicu]

you will need them

[@frenchadobo]

hehehe😂😂😂😂.... that's Alberta!!! maybe the Indians will implement their language.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vivar5318]

Don't think Quebecers would be against the English provinces actually teaching people English instead of Chinese and Hindi

[@ImperatorAugustus]

@@vivar5318 Nah they’re too “progressive” to support that.

[@tubedude4859]

The french uses the excuse that they are protecting their fragile language but in reality they just want to push their french . If they were so concerned about preserving their language they would watch their own TV ,listen to their own music .and speak it more to each other . The french think that anyone that is not french is english no matter what their origin. If you are white anglo you are whats wrong with everything in the world today .

[@raymonthiboutot9709]

someone who move to quebec for school or refuges and say he is a quebecers but cant even bother to learn french ? really ?

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

it's messed up that people would rather LEAVE a French-speaking province than just try to learn French...Like how bold are you to go to a place and not even care to learn their official language??

[@Gurl-5150]

No one should be forced to learn any language. Should you be forced to learn first nation citizens' languages???

[@OdinWannaBe]

@@Gurl-5150 I would agree too, stop using the native card when you have NO idea about Québec history with the native. Educate yourself.

[@redMaple_QC]

@@Gurl-5150 Sorry, if you move to another place, learn the language.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Gurl-5150 Do the First Nations have a jurisdiction where they are the majority and have power?

[@KRL1999]

I can't speak on immigration, but does the fact that native English Québecers leave the province in huge numbers not signal a problem to you?

[@ivan162]

"In the language they understand ". I understand four languages and as Ukrainophone I support French language

[@adalbertosilva6185]

For Anglophones to learn a new language, just one, is the end of the world. I speak Portuguese as my mother tongue and I can easily speak Spanish, English and French.

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

You're all missing the point, these people have better things to do like getting a job. Its unnecessary to learn a language that has NO relevance to your day to day life, unless you're planning to work for the federal government.

[@ivan162]

@@lorenzomabalos9851 yes they must learn French. I learnt French and love French. I hate when people speak English to me in Montréal because I want to practice my French

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

@@ivan162 not everyone has to learn French, you can't force anyone to learn a language, just because your ego tells you so.

[@ivan162]

@@lorenzomabalos9851 so why did you force me to learn English? Idiot! So English and French must be deprived of their official status in Canada and no-one must be forced to study neither English or French in Canada.

[@johncam8420]

Can Quebec use the notwithstanding clause and say they are not part of Canada anymore? Would do all of us a lot of favours.

[@NPC-bs3pm]

Yes Quebec could leave (tried in the past doing it with some piece of law I forget) - in fact I as a Right-wing voter in Canada 🍁 I'd be willing to influence my Parliamentary Members to do it in order to take away power from the Liberal party extremists of which violated civil liberties in Canada🍁. Without Quebec the government is much weaker 🧐

[@drew6194]

The short answer is, no, the can't use the notwithstanding clause to leave Canada.

[@NPC-bs3pm]

@@drew6194 Long answer would be yes but not using the charter of Rights and Freedoms as a means.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

new world order wouldnt allow it anyways

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

Quebec is the origin and founder of Canada, so in theory, you'd be the one left out lol.

[@vincentlagrange2329]

0:39 ''With Bill 96 passing it means she will have to leave the province.'' NO! It just means that she will have to take 3 French courses to get her Quebec college diploma: French beginner (writing), French beginner (speaking), French intermediate. THAT'S IT!!! 2:12 ''And now it seems it's really biased towards the Francophone side.'' YES! OF COURSE!!! You are in Québec! What are you expecting!?!?

[@tubedude4859]

Why don,t the English just lay down the law that Quebec was beat in a war and the french must adjust to the defeat

[@KRL1999]

For real, let them separate and destroy themselves. I say this as someone from Québec with French ancestors. I'm tired of all the catering to the French that happens elsewhere in Canada.

[@nicolasg.514]

Serais-tu francophobe ? 🤔

[@nicolasg.514]

​@@KRL1999 Et pourquoi les canadiens français hors Québec ne pourraient pas, eux aussi, avoir des services provinciaux en français ? 🤔

[@Orionwayz]

The british beat the french, if canada would to decide to go to war against Qc. Quebec would beat them to a pulp.

[@j11994466s]

Ontario should have its own version of bill 96 - suppressing French language.

[@fradet8]

As a quebecois, I agree with you. Rest of Canada shouldnt have to deal with french Language but Quebec should remain french speaking first. Also when it comes to elections, if there is 2 debates in French they should have 2 in english as well, I was blown away when I learned that they only did 1.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

@@SM-fe1dh french has been suppresed from the other provinces when the federal government moved all the french classes to outside normal school hours. We re only seeing the opposite now but milder as it only affect 1 province this time around.

[@ceridangauv3955]

​@@SM-fe1dh Technically nothing in the bill goes against the english language, only increases the need to speak french.

[@Goatisme]

They already do this in Ontario you fricking conehead.

[@johnq2068]

So you’re in favor of oppressing French speakers like your ancestors?

[@davidson2004fatboy]

GLAD TO HEAR THIS, I HOPE MANY MORE FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS and TAKE their MONEY BACK HOME !!! ALL BEING RIPPED OFF WITH TUITION FEES ANYWAY

[@Uctus8]

you know you didn;t go to school :)

[@johnq2068]

Tuition fees in the rest of Canada are probably triple what it is in Quebec, that’s why they come here. Cheap cutting edge education. They leave once they get their degree. It’s public knowledge. Bill 96 has no bearing on that.

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

Only reason they have money is because the education system is free lol

[@pronintendogamer3123]

​@@emmanuelhoule8070 because the western provinces pay for it

[@pumalogo204]

@@Uctus8 yeah they all fill it up...

[@brownbear1657]

This girl is not very resourceful is she? I mean, she's been living in Quebec for a while now if she is in university so she should already speak some french, would it be that hard to top it up in half a year? She's also got the whole summer.... Also she should already speak some french if she lives in QC, if not this is exactly why this bill was made for.

[@denisethompson1035]

We should have separated years ago, and ditched Ontario as well! They all think they are better than the rest of the country!

[@northvanwan7428]

hmmm ,makes you wonder.

[@VanionLOT]

Seems the contrary, to me.

[@denisethompson1035]

@@VanionLOT what, that québécois and ontarians are lofty? I have lived all across the country, and for the past 50 years they have looked down at the midwestern provinces and the maritime ones as well. That is why I left ont permanently. I feel awful, because they have some wonderful people, both provinces; but they have a class system that the rest of the country doesn’t seem to have. Except maybe bc, and I have never lived there. I blame the ever expanding government; because I have never had a problem with a normal person before, but you should keep me away from the politicians.

[@Ont785]

So what?? International student; ie not a Canadian citizen or Quebec citizen; but manages to get Canadian media attention…

[@johnq2068]

Welcome to canadastan

[@Ont785]

@@johnq2068 😆

[@reidgilker4527]

If it was legal to put this law into effect they wouldn't have to use the "not Withstanding clause" that is in the constitution of this country to do it. that right there tells anyone with one lick of common sense that this law isn't right.

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Everybody has an equal chance you fool

[@Bobby-uu5gp]

You mean the constitution that we're not even part of?

[@alexandrefraser2069]

You sure? And what about Trudeaus familiy ultimate goal? To make French disappear with time. So Quebec protect himself not from immigrants but from English elites.

[@vivar5318]

The not withstanding clause is a part of the constitution, so it's perfectly legal

[@joker4171]

@@vivar5318 legal refers to both hard and soft law. I can make some crimes legal but it doesn't mean they are right

[@edku8565]

Why don't we give Quebec to USA or Russia. Problem will be solved forever.

[@shauncameron8390]

Better question: why don't we give the rest of Canada to the USA since they're so much alike?

[@skyyywarppp428]

Good. Quebec belongs to the Quebecois.

[@neoqwerty]

And that's why you're defending "protecting" *Parisian French* instead of French-Canadian reforms, right? (I've seen it before in 1998, we ALL know it's only going to be Parisian French that's enforced and not any of the local vernaculars that aren't shy about gaining new foreign-language loanwords.)

[@redapples4422]

Don't forget the native people living in Quebec. Or do you also group them into the Quebecois?

[@ginomanshit2365]

@@redapples4422 we call them sore losers

[@good2goskee]

And Quebec will dry up with no investment .... complete absurdity and foolishness.

[@theempresshasnoclothes]

Probably, and I agree that investment will dry up. But, they also understand that diversity is not our strength.

[@ImperatorAugustus]

@@theempresshasnoclothes they impose diversity on other provinces but diversity in their soil? Oh nonnonnon!

[@theempresshasnoclothes]

@@ImperatorAugustus I agree 😂😂 I'm not oblivious to that. But, at least at the provincial level, the government is based right-wing. Except when coming to Cough-19. Then, the WHO is their god! 😂😂

[@zackwaffen9210]

oh noooo not the heckin international students !!! anyway...

[@moringaottawa]

The QC leadership will shrug this off but real talk, international students and immigrants are required for their economic prosperity. If they continue this they put the sustainability of their French dialects and Franco-Canadiens culture. We respect and support their right and desire to protect what would otherwise be dying languages - they have lost the plot on how to do that.

[@spencersullivan461]

Says who. Common narrative but really untrue

[@zackwaffen9210]

LOL canada does not depend on the immigrants. you are living in a fantasy land

[@mxpwr4003]

Quebec was "forced" from the start into the Confederation as a founding nation. There was never a VOTE to join it like Newfoundland. So dear unhappy migrants, if you really insist on complaining about Quebec wanting to do its things in its language, we wish you a pleasant crossing to the other side of the Ottawa River. From the Chute aux Chats power dam, it is a 130m swim distance.

[@mxpwr4003]

@@SUlutas Sure :)

[@ailawil89]

I don't get it. Quebec is a French-speaking province. If you live there, you are supposed to speak French. If you move to any of the anglophone province, you will then be expected to speak English. What's the problem here?

[@ailawil89]

@@SUlutas They even give you six months! Wonderful. If you move to any other country, let’s say China, you’re expected to speak Mandarin from the get go. If in six months all you can do is order coffee from Tim’s, then you are the problem. Not the Qc government or French.

[@ailawil89]

@@SUlutas The language requirement to immigrate to Quebec is the equivalent of B2 in Europe. That’s not full fluency. Do some Quebecois have an attitude problem? Sure they do. Do immigrants who aren’t willing to learn French? Sure they do. Are French classes in Quebec lacking? Probably. If you move to Quebec, you need to be committed to learning French. That means investing your time to learn French outside of class. Otherwise, don’t come. I don’t see this problem in the rest of Canada.

[@ailawil89]

@@SUlutas you really don’t have to be fluent. This is backed by paper and my own experience.

[@Ryan-vc4lr]

Everyone should leave Quebec.

[@sebastienfortin2778]

Thats why ROC dont want us to leave Canada... stop quebec bashing, its only a language protection.

[@hbjj4785]

That's completely ridiculous; they are just protecting their language.

[@joeterror636]

Avery English out!!!

[@celinemara565]

@@hbjj4785 by forcing everyone to speak it? they are insane ppl are free to choose the languages they wanna learn

[@aloyalcatholic5785]

If you don't want to live and speak in French, then yeah, maybe you should.

[@laurafulton7023]

Why are Canadians now vastly outnumbered in overcrowded Canadian cities?

[@sghantous]

What do you mean? Canadian cities are full of Canadians.

[@laurafulton7023]

@sghantous unfortunately you’re wrong. After the mass deportations Canadian cities will once again be occupied by Canadians

[@KingPeepeepoopoo]

People like you are a poo stain on Canada

[@laurafulton7023]

@Marek Cracovia I’m guessing you’re not québécois or Canadian. Quebec desperately needs mass deportations immediately

[@josevilas4927]

Because immigrants do not want to live with Sergeant Preston in Yukon. And by the way, they will integrate and become Canadians like you and their children will be Canadians like yours.

[@Mike__G]

I suspect that these unjust and draconian laws are being passed in the hopes that English Canada will respond in kind, thus giving separatists more ammunition to declare Quebec a sovereign state. While I personally enjoy the French culture in Quebec when visiting there, I’m sick and tired of the power hungry politicians that want to rule what they perceive as their separate country. As to the preservation of French culture, there’s a much better chance of doing this in Canada as opposed to going it alone. Canada currently serves as a buffer against the monolithic English culture of the United States. Take Canada out of the picture and does anyone think the Yankees are going to learn French to do business with a sovereign Quebec?

[@susieschilling4009]

For starters there French is not a clear French rather a mutation horrible accent and difficult to understand after centuries away from France.

[@hochmeisterjer]

English Canada has been rolling back french services before the CAQ government in Quebec was elected as seen in Ontario french schools and french provincial services in New-Brunswick. French Canadians naturally feel like their culture and identity is at risk and therefore adjust accordingly to preserve it.

[@jandron94]

I think the Yankees will do whatever serves best their interests, including with a soverign Quebec. Canada is too a monolithic English culture block that Quebecers don't feel they belong to. They have given away the word Canada (which they invented) to Anglos. C'est la vie !

[@vkrgfan]

Maybe they should, because Turdo representing interests of the United States not Canada. Especially if the U.S. will drag itself into the war with China I doubt average Canadians specifically French Canadians want to be part of that madness.

[@Mike__G]

@@jandron94 You might be right. But back in the day I recall that there was a major tech trade show in Montreal - French only - that was attended very poorly in spite of the fact that it was well promoted. This was the event that got me thinking about this issue.

[@goosevillage]

A flood starts with one drop of rain. A ....HUGE EXODUS.... from Quebec starts with one person leaving.

[@nicolasg.514]

Fausse nouvelle comme d'habitude🤣

[@doreendeschryver9497]

Hopefully she is leaving all of Canada,not just Quebec.

[@anitaschneider1704]

If Quebec is a separate sovereign nation Why do they accept equalization payments from Alberta Sounds more like a welfare state to me

[@johanne8260]

who doesn't want free money

[@tubedude4859]

@@johanne8260 I quebec had to go it alone they would all be driving smart cars and living in cardboard boxes

[@johanne8260]

@@tubedude4859 learn to write

[@jinjysbro]

I am an American student in Québec and I plan on staying in Québec after graduation. The problem I find is that the English cégeps and universities do a terrible job at teaching French and many international students who don’t know French give up. I would have liked to seen in Bill 96 require a certain number of practical French second language courses, not ones that drill grammar into your head, for undergraduate degrees to actually prepare all students for the job market in Québec.

[@robtheog4320]

If you think Quebec is nice, just wait until you see Canada

[@jinjysbro]

@@robtheog4320 I don’t really like the rest of Canada. I want to stay in Québec. I like that it is a francophone society and I am happy that Bill 96 will help reinforce that.

[@robtheog4320]

Well the rest of Canada doesnt really like Quebec.

[@jinjysbro]

@@robtheog4320 You're not wrong. I always wonder if Québec will every achieve independence.

[@ericktwelve11]

@@jinjysbro me too, i like the francophone society. They enjoy life first then make money, English Canada only cares about money.

[@chinadollfmd]

Ha ha, she didn't do her research before going to Quebec. Everyone I know, took the drive to Ontario to escape this madness....years ago.

[@Xerxes2005]

Really? Then why is there more Ontarians moving to Québec than Quebeckers moving to Ontario?

[@OdinWannaBe]

learning a new languages is madness now, listen to yourself.

[@inconnu4961]

@@OdinWannaBe Listen to YOURSELF, you oversimplify it down to simply learning a language! There are a LOT of toxic politics in Quebec! its more than just learning a few curse words in French, mon gars! Its an F-ed up little cloister there!

[@iamsai01]

I think it's time to leave quebec after living 3 straight years here.

[@robin-bq1lz]

Et ton français?😂🤣🤣😁😘, ça prends 6 mois l’apprendre a moins d’être complètement idiot.😁😘

[@iamsai01]

@I wish I was a vampire in the late 80s & early 90s Had other things to do. Learned upto level B1 which is not enough I guess.

[@iamsai01]

@I wish I was a vampire in the late 80s & early 90s Hence the comment!

[@cartninja6479]

People have the right to send their children to spanish schools if they want to! The government has no right dictating parental how to raise their kids...

[@vivar5318]

Quebec is for the French, if you want to speak Spanish go back to Mexico or w/e

[@ESUSAMEX]

As an American, I do not have a dog in this fight, but If Quebec wants everyone there to speak French, then I believe English Canada should demand that everyone learn English in order reside everywhere outside of Quebec and New Brunswick.

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

That's already the case de facto... You cannot thrive in those provinces if you don't speak English. However, you can thrive in Québec if you don't speak French. This law intends to change that.

[@ESUSAMEX]

@@Leopold_van_Aubel My point is Quebec has the right to demand everything in French and the rest of Canada has the right that everything be in English.

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

@@ESUSAMEX Everything is in English in the rest of Canada already.

[@capricornebete-a-cornes8671]

Isn't it already? Apart from Quebec and New Brunswick, all other Canadian provinces and territories have English as their official language. And at certain times in their history, they were forbidden to speak French or to learn in this language. We realize that most of the comments here and all the protest movements against Bill 96 before its adoption and to come, testify to the bad faith and contempt of Anglophones and allophones towards Francophones in Quebec and elsewhere in the country.

[@OdinWannaBe]

Its already like this .... lol

[@visionaryman3548]

Wha...? What happened to “diversity is our strength??”

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Since when did anybody ever say diversity was our strength? I thought stalwart European immigration was our strength. You don't have any vision

[@hookergetlucky3216]

Its been diverted

[@cmg8376]

Where is that working exactly?

[@Lakeland_IV]

quebec's answer is that it's not our strength

[@ImperatorAugustus]

Apparently Quebec is an exception because they are "special"

[@davemcd9077]

Leaving the province=understandable. But leaving withOUT going after restitution/compensation/refund from a province that just kicked her out?

[@Idontwantahandle6669]

They didn’t kick her out, she made the choice to leave because she doesn’t like the fact that Canada has two official languages, and that she can’t be bothered to learn how to speak it.

[@bogdanabadi22]

@@Idontwantahandle6669 So if there are two official language, why can't you use one of them ?

[@Idontwantahandle6669]

@@bogdanabadi22 do we speak French outside of Quebec? No, we speak English because that’s what the culture dictates. In Quebec, you speak French, because that’s what the culture dictates.

[@bogdanabadi22]

@@Idontwantahandle6669 The official language in Canada is French and English. Meaning you can speak any of the two. Do we speak french outside of Quebec ? I don't know but it's not illegal to do so. Again most of Quebec speak french yes, but the official Canadian language is English and French, so why enforce just 1 ?

[@davemcd9077]

@@bogdanabadi22 there really is NO arguing with the mentally incapacitated in Kebek=absolutely NO CONCEPT of reasoning in Kebek...absolutely no travel experience OUTSIDE KEBEK because he/she/it would know the french are notoriously obnoxious outside of Kebek, simply BY speaking their language outside of Kebek.

[@MarcPilon]

Ask english Canadians : why you are not american??? They feel different. Now consider differences between a) Canadian English and USA citizens b) Quebecois and english Canadians

[@Hardstyl3r17]

French speaking people wanting to live in a french speaking area ? how rude.

[@Vimm57]

false representation. Fines. language law fines are unheard of till bill 96 smh mental gymnasts

[@jdiv69]

How about offering CANADIANS language courses and NOT just the immigrants.

[@ponytoast1231]

We do, technically this is even something the law does by increasing the French class in English cegeps...

[@Goatisme]

Graduating high school should require to learn fluent french in the entire country, not just Québec.

[@evroadwarrior8408]

Leaving Quebec? That's exactly what the Quebec legislature wants. "If you don't speak French, I don't care if you leave so just vanish." By the way, even when I was in Dawson College after the FLQ's independence movement, the political atmosphere wasn't that hostile.

[@shawnpitman876]

You're all pretty dense if you're wanting a mass exodus from your province, causing an economic collapse that you'll be reeling from for years. You think you get to drive people away and suffer no consequences? LOL

[@evroadwarrior8408]

@@shawnpitman876 That's what they did with Bill 101 back in the 70's. All the HQs just left Montreal and re-established their territories in Toronto the Good, the city that I've called home for over 3 decades now and has claimed its title as the largest city in Canada since then.

[@shawnpitman876]

@@evroadwarrior8408 Well good maybe this time we can make sure they really feel it when they crash their economy by stopping all the equalization payments to them and the robbery of every English speaking Canadian.

[@evroadwarrior8408]

@@shawnpitman876 I doubt it. Francophone Quebecers - at least those in power - seem to have a different mentality that they want the French language to be the dominant language spoken and used in Quebec at all costs.

[@karakarakiri9568]

Have you read about the history of Quebec and why they think anglos are threats to them ? Anglos basically genocided quebecers in the past, starved them, enslaved them etc. Also learn about what Trudeau father have done to Quebec and you will understand why this law pass when trudeau son is in power.

[@GANK84]

i say the rest of Canada vote on removing French from labels on products unless sold in Quebec. really... go look up how much it costs, just for a label nobody but Quebec uses.

[@vivar5318]

Quebec should separate from the trash heap that is modern Canada

[@luisfernando5998]

And the billions in ‘equivalence’ payments to maintain the province to Canadian standards

[@roadside8230]

@@luisfernando5998 Its money they already paid in tax to can. You’re just mad its going back to Québec. Québec’s economy is way better placed than any other canadian province. Internationally Québec’s credit beat every other canadian province with an A- The Queen owns 91% of all the land

[@shawnpitman876]

@@roadside8230 You're a dolt, that's not money that came from Quebec it came from other provinces. EVERY province pays in the same taxes, yet Quebec is the only one getting 13 billion paid out to it, Ontario actually gets 0. So if it were just the money it paid into taxes coming back, then Ontario would be getting at least 26 billion, yet we get 0. Starting to see how it's not your money yet, dolt?

[@OdinWannaBe]

@@luisfernando5998 You dont understand equilization kid.

[@dougler500]

Excellent! First of many I hope

[@francismarcoux8944]

You lost your language why should we lose ours

[@user-ik4kh9lt6d]

So she's not from the province, yet she is fiercely working to change its policies so that it doesn't resemble its own province anymore. Any more evidence why outsiders are trouble?

[@hugosmith6776]

as planned..... creative purging.

[@glennbeadshaw727]

You must be kidding me you fool

[@trevorchabot864]

@@glennbeadshaw727 francophones are regressing. Every study proves it. Too much "in the family".

[@antiprogpragmatist2301]

Time to purge Quebec from Canada

[@cinpeace353]

Paving the path of an independent Quebec in the future.

[@ginomanshit2365]

@@cinpeace353 thats step 1,step 2 is getting rid of all the 3rd world trash we have been flooded with

[@agrimvashisht1466]

They should declare Quebec an independent state already. Quebec won't survive a day without Canada.

[@Jodvix]

Fyi - quebec tried to get their independent twice but lost on the votes

[@agrimvashisht1466]

@@Jodvix yeah I know and I think they made a mistake.

[@tiffaniterris2886]

They would literally have a red carpet rolled out for them by the USA. Quebec is the most historic and interesting place in the country, if they managed to get Alberta too I reckon the states would literally have no use for Canada.

[@420rogerz]

@@tiffaniterris2886 Quebec is nothing but a money pit and the USA is not interested in Quebec, nor could they take if they wanted. I'm not sure what world you're living in but if they ever did separate they would have their own sovereign nation.

[@Jodvix]

I also am dont see the logic of english people going to live or study in quebec. Why choose quebec while they are plenty english provinces.

[@raff1584]

Quebec should learn from South Korea for how it attracts people around the world to come and learn their language and culture. Instead of promoting and be welcoming, they passed a law and take a punitive approach. Living in a place where you don't speak the common language is hard enough and learning a new language takes time. When the law makes life even more difficult for non-speakers to learn and integrate it will drive even eager learners to leave. I don't agree with people who live in Quebec and aren't willing to learn French, they definitely should. But this law practically allows only people who already speaks French before coming, not those who wanted to come and learn French.

[@MrGouravror]

Canada is evolving with language barriers for international people

[@roadside8230]

Other than in French class, You are not allowed to speak French in most English primary & secondary school throughout Quebec. I’ve had detention for speaking French multiple times and I’ve been to both types of schools throughout the province. These types of interviews are really one sided especially regarding a subject people coming in, dont seem to understand. Its a cultural subject.. this interview proves that. I want to add that our international credit surpassed Ontario’s with an A- . Our economy is wider, stronger than the rest of canada’s. The Queen owns 91% of the land... Vive le Québec libre!!! 💙 🤍

[@roadside8230]

Sugar Shack 🍁

[@roadside8230]

Expo 67

[@roadside8230]

Arrowhead sache

[@roadside8230]

La communauté

[@johnq2068]

Well other than English class you are not allowed to speak English in French primary and secondary schools in Quebec. I was also in detention for speaking English.

[@maya-amf3325]

"I though that french would be a good challenge, it would be something new, but I didn't foresee it as something that would hold me back." Well huh... it doesn't hold you back. What holds you back is not learning it. If I went to Germany and chose to not learn German at a functional level, what do you think would happen? What if I did that in China, or Brazil, or Japan, or South Korea, or Russia? What if I went to the UK and didn't speak english? If you chose not to learn the official language of the country you live in, of course it's going to hold you back. It's not the language holding you back. It's your choices.

[@kikoredog]

I say we let quebec cecede from canada like they've wanted to for awhile now, build a wall around it, starve them all out, and then take the land back.

[@Xerxes2005]

Exactly.

[@phoebekhang4612]

Quebec is not a country of its own, is it? The official languages in Canada are English AND French so she DOES have a choice to learn EITHER. So unless Quebec stop benefitting my hard-earned federal tax, Canadian should be able to freely choose which language they prefer to speak.

[@maya-amf3325]

@@phoebekhang4612 Quebec only has French as its official language. Like most provinces in Canada have only English as their official language. I'm not going to play semantics here. Living in Quebec and refusing to learn french is to chose not to learn the language of the place you live. And yes, that's a choice you have, and that's true for any other place you could go. Nobody will force you to learn a language, but if you chose not to, that's gonna make things harder for you, and it'll be your own fault.

[@Xerxes2005]

@@phoebekhang4612 Canada is also a federation and Québec has a constitutional right to decide its own official language. You can speak all the languages you want. But in Québec, you must at least learn French. Everyone in Québec has to learn English in school. It's part of the mandatory curriculum. What is so evil to ask you to learn the official language of the province? It does not deprive you of your English.

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

In Quebec you dont get your diploma if you dont pass the 3 basic credits: Math, French,and English. And this is also why its possible for many english speakers to have a decent interaction with the society without having to learn french. All im saying is: the french speakers do their part to homogenize the society, else the english speakers quality of life would deteriorate and they probably wouldnt want to be here in the first place. I disagree with that law, but i think its important to keep things in perspective too.

[@ceridangauv3955]

ya well said.

[@Goatisme]

It should be this way in all of canada, why is this standard not up to par elsewhere lest our country only maintain semblances of integrity, I know the answer already nevermind you.

[@emmanuelhoule8070]

@@Goatisme Because English is not threatened by French, North-America is basically 95% English, while French is a surrounded minority. By the way that law doesnt oppress English that much. Basically they can still go to English Schools, but they have to take 3 French classes. Iv been forced to learn English at school for my whole youth, and never complained about it. We wouldnt even be having this discussion if not. Its not that big of a deal, and noone is asking for perfect French, just the basics. Its for the well being and commodity of everyone. And for the health system, nothing change, some people spread lies about it but its untrue. Its nothing repulsive, we love English and passed the 'pro-english' law in 1991, that is what is causing a conflict in the first place!! Its nothing repulsive, its a calibration.

[@KRL1999]

@@emmanuelhoule8070 For anglophones, these bills and amendments mean a lot more than linguistic assimilation. Most of us do speak, work, and live in French. But society doesn't *really* accept us, and every new bill seems like a slap in the face.

[@inconnu4961]

Thats entirely fair & reasonable!

[@edcrosbie4651]

We have french printed on our gas pumps in b.c. for those that can not be bothered to lear a couple words of english when they travell west... does quebec still maintain english on theres???

[@OdinWannaBe]

hahaha, you are the one close minded, 50% of Québec is billingual

[@KRL1999]

​@@OdinWannaBeYeah, and that 50% must be located in Montréal.

[@normlor]

MILLIONS WILL FLY OUT OF HERE AT WARP SPEED THANKS TO THIS SAD BILL!!!

[@totalgamer1819]

Good for them! Preserving their own culture. Just like other places do.

[@geoffjeffersob4226]

@@acobb7961 maybe they don’t want more immigrants lol posturing is big these days

[@geoffjeffersob4226]

@@acobb7961 they probably just want more funding. Quebec sucks tax money like a pipeline they would protest lol

[@totalgamer1819]

@@acobb7961 you should try to immigrate to Iran or Afghanistan than. Live a happy life ya know

[@totalgamer1819]

@@acobb7961 conflicting views.

[@photofinish8607]

GO back to France then.

[@bakochoi]

*moves to french only speaking province* her:ew there are french people here i want it to change

[@KingPeepeepoopoo]

I guess comprehension isn't your forte

[@bakochoi]

@@KingPeepeepoopoo reading your reply costa me brain cells

[@KingPeepeepoopoo]

@@bakochoi how is that even possible considering the fact that you only have one?

[@OdinWannaBe]

@@KingPeepeepoopoo no hes right in the target.

[@tanler7953]

When my grandparents immigrated to Quebec the Catholic Church forbade them and their children from attending French language schools. This ban was rescinded at the end of Vatican II in 1965. Some of us who wanted to integrate into the wider French-speaking culture found these obstacles too great to overcome. We were forced to leave the province in order to take advantage of employment opportunities elsewhere. I believe everyone living in Quebec should be fluent in French. Being obliged to take a few courses in the language to qualify for a diploma or a degree should not be an issue.

[@sghantous]

The trouble is that French is very complex and takes years to achieve written fluency and accuracy. I know many French-only speakers (some from France even) whose written French is riddled with mistakes.

[@roadside8230]

@@sghantous My situation exactly lol

[@TapesNstuffS]

100% true

[@shauncameron8390]

Giving birth to the Protestant now English public schooling.

[@benvad9010]

How come Hispanic immigrants seem to come to Quebec and by the time their children are born they're fully functioning in French like the rest of us but people like her are expecting French?? THat's a very strange conundrum 🤔

[@DpAmoK]

I'm a french canadian but I cannot support this bill. What a shame. Legault always been a joke

[@indicapot4874]

How many Caucasian people do you see in Japan that’s right none. If you don’t like it go back to Toronto

[@williamdalton7807]

Go to an English speaking Province, this province has every right to protest their language rights. You have no intention to speak the French language. Quebec is a unique culture and I am English, my English daughter has learned to speak French and it was a challenge she excepted. I would love to be able to speak the beautiful language. If you have no intention to speak Spanish, you won’t have an easy time in Mexico???

[@flodareltih9825]

I want 69, not 96

[@johnboko7110]

😂

[@kapeekolasamsung7730]

bill 96 is the opposite of bill 69

[@MrMorleyj08]

why dont the rest of canada just forget about the french language.

[@venture.brothers]

Based on her last name I suspect she's from Hong Kong? Some irony here given what's going on with cantonese and mandarin in Hong Kong, which I assume she was trying to get away from lol

[@shauncameron8390]

Hong Kong is at the mercy of Beijing.

[@venture.brothers]

@@shauncameron8390 you didn't get the irony obviously

[@geektechpow4537]

Not sure to understand, if you come to Quebec, it's probably because you want to speak French? so why would you leave if you are impose to learn French? I'm not sure to understand....well if she can't just leave in Ontario, like a lot of people said in comments, Canada is a majority English... there are so many province they can go...

[@geektechpow4537]

@@SUlutas I'm not sure to understand. the primarily condition for immigrant that come to Quebec is to be Francophone. If you are not you are supposed to take french class. So now for the student I might agree that they would need to ensure that student also are francophone, else, like immigrant they will have to learn french. Why pity QCers? I'm immigrant living in Quebec and now able to speak french and english. Why discriminate QCers while this decision only is taken by a few minority? you acting like people that discrimnate muslin because of extremist. That is completely wrong way of thinking my friend. Though I agree that every decision taken for the French language is wrong, but it does not take away that QCers are welcoming and nice people (not all of them but most of them).

[@zeke3883]

Oh thank god I didn’t apply to school in Quebec even though I’ve been in the French stream for the whole school career my French isn’t the best. Toronto is where I’ll be staying.

[@drew6194]

Quebec is indeed an open sewer, but Toronto is still an unflushed toilet. It's my home town and I used to love it, but now...

[@shawnpitman876]

@@drew6194 You know an open sewer is worse than an unflushed toilet, right?

[@brob9995]

Yeah, why make an effort to get better at something, learning is a very dangerous thing

[@shawnpitman876]

@@brob9995 Funny, why is it that they can't learn English then? Ah right because the Canadian French are the biggest bigots on the planet.

[@johnq2068]

Your English sucks too

[@thehardtruth3221]

Let them separate and cut off equalization payments, watch this dive of a province sink into the water.

[@cedriclasry9151]

that'd be an economic disaster for both sides. The US would absolutely destroy us with trade agreements, chopping up our GDP means chopping up our negotiating power. Tariffs will go up and manufacturing will flee

[@thehardtruth3221]

@@cedriclasry9151 I think you overestimate Quebec’s importance in our economy, they receive equalization payments from Alberta. Quebec is a useless place on the map

[@brianrussell9419]

& I left Nova Scotia for Alberta because of the crazy high taxes

[@frenkli9815]

Quebec is a Francophone majority province so it would make sense for French to be the main language used. If international students want to learn in English they should go to any other province but Quebec.

[@drunkdrftr]

But the west has francophone schools and anglophone schools, why cant quebec?

[@Oatmeal-Savage]

@@drunkdrftr Think real long and hard about that one. There's an answer, but it ain't pretty.

[@aodigital9421]

Except for the city which has the most population. Montreal is very English.

[@trevorchabot864]

Canada is an anglophone majority country. Guess francophone students should go to other countries.

[@Vitalabyss]

My mother, her best friend, and 2 of my cousin's went to Francophone schools from kindergarten to grade 12... In Alberta. My one cousin took her entire Nursing degree in French... In Alberta. Why is Quebec less inclusive than Alberta?? Why can't Quebec compromise?? It's a Canadian province. If I gotta learn both French and English to get by growing up why doesn't Quebec?? Your argument is dumb and you should feel bad.

[@freedomfreedom6519]

WEF and Trudo are laughing with a joy.

[@cedriclasry9151]

how could this possibly be of benefit to trudeau?

[@inconnu4961]

@@cedriclasry9151 Chaos demands a strong ruler & a heavy hand! The Pandemic was a godsend for all the wannabe tyrants, not only in Canada, but the US, UK, France etc! Tyranny is what they want for humanity, not freedom! Just look at HOW MUCH freedom Canadians have lost since 1867 to see what politicians are there for!

[@mechanoidwarhead5530]

Unfortunately, it looks like the bill is having its intended effect: "cleansing" Quebec.

[@vivar5318]

Good

[@thybalte]

The Uites Nation declared the English minority as 'The best treated monirity in the world'. So the big crocodile tears and the menace of leaving are just a way to show the lazyness when it comes to learning the language of 82% of the population.

[@inconnu4961]

Why are anglophones the best treated minority in Canada? Is it because you people are so nice? or is it because the English & their protestant work ethic built Canada & Quebec into the wealthy countries that they are? Quebec has been primarily poor for centuries! it was a barely viable colony before the 7 years war! And thats why France didnt mind giving it up during the Treaty of Paris? So where did Quebec get all its money from? ENGLISH Canadian investment! Dont bite the hand that feeds you!

[@hanfucolorful9656]

When will they do the next Quebec referendum ?

[@mandm66]

Reading comments here show Canadians' (Canada ex-Quebec) REAL opinion on Quebecers. I was on the fence to separate; now I'll vote yes for sure.

[@reefermadnesss]

Careful what you wish for.

[@mandm66]

@@reefermadnesss dont worry. We have all we need

[@cedriclasry9151]

Sure vote to separate. I'd love to see an independent quebec try to negotiate a trade agreement with the US. Manufacturing will flee (if it isnt already because the government just gave itself the authority to seize any privileged documents it wants without a warrant).

[@reefermadnesss]

@@mandm66 you are delusional.

[@reefermadnesss]

@@mandm66 start by rejecting equalization payments.

[@peter12246]

I don’t blame her

[@davemcd9077]

I really really REALLY appreciate CITY NEWs making some fuss over this language thing in Kebek, but ONE STUDENT leaving is NOT GOING to make any difference. ANd you gotta know Kebekers are laughing at this one student, right? Our 'national broadcasters' have NO interest in protecting the English language in Kebek=that is obvious.

[@brob9995]

English language does not need protection, it is everywhere

[@miss_america8643]

Quebecois French doesn't need protection either. It's a guttural, broken dialect of Parisian French That will not help you out in life or secure you a job anywhere else in this world- except for in quebec ( Again because it is so improper guttural). Not even the native Parisian French people accept their jargon. In fact, the Parisienne strongly dislike the quebecois French speakers. If you go to France and speak quebecois French - the Parisians ignore them and treat the quebecers just the same as quebecers treat the rest of Canadians who speak English. I don't think quebec should be getting any perks And the people who encourage this are disgusting. There is literally no advantage of quebec French and no point of protecting it. They need to get off their high-horse.

[@cedriclasry9151]

Agreed, City news did a bad job with this piece, i'm sure there are more eloquent students who are leaving and this is probably going to give more ammunition to the separatists

[@dubiousdistinction6500]

its spelled kaybec

[@redMaple_QC]

She is very funny indeed.

[@tailiu223]

I am an international student in France and I am leaving France because I am too lazy to learn French. France should accommodate me, not the other way.

[@sghantous]

Good one!😄

[@mcdanielsdoesreviews]

my first language is French

[@atmas1337]

I really didn't get what the bill is about from this report.