On pourrait rajouter deux fleurs de lys autour du blason albertain afin de mieux représenter les francophones./
Deux fleurs de lys could be added around the Albertan coat of arms in order to better represent the French speakers.
lundi, avril 25, 2011
Proposition de modification du drapeau albertain/ Proposal of modification of Albertan flag
On pourrait rajouter deux fleurs de lys autour du blason albertain afin de mieux représenter les francophones./
Deux fleurs de lys could be added around the Albertan coat of arms in order to better represent the French speakers.
Proposition de modification du drapeau de la Saskatchewan/ Proposal of modification of Saskatchewan's flag
On pourrait rajouter la fleur de lys rouge du drapeau fransaskois au drapeau provincial afin de mieux représenter les francophones./ Red fleur de lys could be added from the French Saskatchewan's flag, in order to better represent the French speakers.
Proposition d'un nouveau drapeau manitobain/ Proposal of a new Manitoban flag
Ce drapeau reprend deux sens principaux: les couleurs francophones et de la nouvelle-France (bleu et blanc ,mais aussi le drapeau franco-manitobain en bas) et le drapeau écossais(croix de Saint-André blanche et bleue). Cela représente les deux sources de la fondation du Manitoba moderne: les francophones à Saint-Boniface (période de la Nouvelle-France) et fondation de Winnipeg par les Ecossais en 1809.Au centre se trouve le blason au bison, symbole du Manitoba.
This flag has two main meanings: francophone colours and the ones of New France (blue and white, and the ones of Franco-Manitoban flag) and the Scottish flag (blue and white St Andrew's cross). This represents the two sources of modern Manitoba: francophone in saint-Boniface and the foundation of Winnipeg by the Scots in 1809. In the middle, the coat of arms with the bison, symbol of Manitoba.
Proposition de drapeau pour un Ontario souverain/ Proposal of flag for a sovereign Ontario
Ce drapeau mélange la couleur verte spécifiquement ontarienne (la nature), le symbole de la fleur de lys des francophones qui sont une minorité nombreuse, la fleur de la trille blanche, fleur symbole de l'Ontario et le drapeau anglais blanc et rouge (croix de Saint-Georges), symbole de l'autre grande composante ontarienne. Ce drapeau symbolise l'égalité réelle entre les deux composantes majeures de l'Ontario et fait un peu penser à celui du Québec./
This flag mixes green colour, specifically Ontarian (nature), the symbol of the fleur de lys for French speakers, a big minority in Ontario, white trilium the symbol flower of Ontario and the English flag with white and red (St George's cross), symbol of the other big Ontarian component. This flag represents true equality between the twomajor components of Ontario and rings the bell regarding the flag of Québec.
samedi, avril 23, 2011
Comparison of the two election platforms of Bloc Quebecois and the NDP
The program or platform, of the Bloc Québécois is more detailed (150 pages) than the New Democratic Party which made 30. These are two complementary views: the precision of a row and will mark the key points.
On social and economic issues, we are dealing with similar programs.
The Bloc Québécois proposes including social and economic
-Reform employment insurance (UI) so it benefits more people
-Help seniors live at home by a parent or caregiver
-Raise domainspensions
-Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement
-Provide a public program of social and affordable housing with the precision of public management
-Support through federal research and development in sustainable domains, and high quality production
-Lowering the federal intervention to 300 million dollars leve when there is a foreign company buying a Canadian company, with a guarantee of jobs, wages and pensions
The same thing with the New Democratic Party, except that it does not specify whether housing should be managed by the public and the federal intervention for a purchase abroad is lower at 100 million dollars level. The NDP also states that communities should be public hearings with foreign firms purchasing, a sign of democratic transparency, to ensure proper social treatment of employees and retirees of the company.
The Bloc Québécois is more accurate on two strategic points of the Quebec economy: aerospace, to promote Ontario as much as the automobile and the arsenals of Davie shipyards to revive, and the need for renovation of ports. Finally the Bloc insists on the need for a true partnership with the European Union.
The NDP says that the tax on SMEs should be lowered from 11% to 9%, increased development in Northern Ontario (FedNor with the agency) and premium cuts for creating nearly 200,000 jobs.
Overall, NDP wants to re-instaurate the federal minimum income,suppressed in 1996 by the Liberal Party.
The Bloc Québécois is more precise on the regional development including forest production areas which have to be supported, after the current crisis lasts Since 2005 and help the favoring of economic diversification. As well as transportation, a lengthy development work is done on the development of local airports (helping), the high-speed Montreal-Quebec City-Windsor. A strong point is approached Canadian Post, Canada Post, which noted the decline in service and closure of branches in rural areas. It is requested that we return to a higher location, as in 1994 and an outright rejection of privatisation.
The family aspect and health are more developed in the platform of the New Democratic Party: Plan in consultation with provincial child care and early education, federal transfers to provinces to reduce university costs. We would have liked the timing of the move towards free higher education.
Control of bank charges on credit cards, the combination of child benefit and child care, the combined parental assurance-emploi/congé, reducing the cost of medicines in consultation with the provinces, the Federal support for training of doctors and nurses, in ordet to help the provincial programs for education on healthy eating.
For the ecological level, the NDP wants to make Canada an example in reducing greenhouse gases and move towards a market quota of continental gas emissions (Canada / USA), transportation fund by an extra cent on essence, public funds for research while the Bloc insists on aid for ecological housing , hybrid cars or electric ones and of course research and development.
The Bloc Québécois believes that Quebec's economy is unique and has interests opposed to those in Canada. With the West, yes, but not with the Acadia and Ontario. It is noted that the NDP includes part of the Quebec model response and family coverage. These are two socialist parties.
The Bloc Québécois much emphasis on cultural competence to give Quebec, along the reminder on Quebec sovereignty, the need to promote the Québec films , to ask what each position of the federal public service is a bilingual person whose judges and Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language) is the only linguistic reference in Quebec for the life and work, without the Court of Canada has to intervene.
As the NDP, the Bloc Québécois is asking that the CBC &and Radio Canada have more representatives of French-Canadian.
The NDP wants one can choose his language so if a family decides to keep the French in education is a fimperative ederal law i to be respected, if necessary revise the law on official languages for minorities, that means mostly francophone minorities and a true representation and understanding of French at the Supreme Court. The Bloc Québécois more precises its language program and this is more protective for the Quebec nation.
It should be noted that two lines are devoted by the Bloc Québécois and the national and inguistic questions regarding the French Canadian and Acadian(regular federal funding agencies). The Bloc Québécois talks very few about a federal perspective, which is normal, with its name.
The linguistic identity and federal recognition of the Charter of the French Language of Quebec as a constitutional charter exclusively for Quebec is necessary pending the Québec Constitution.
Request to reconsider the laws of Manitoba, ... which have abolished bilingual education compulsory for all.
Recognise the Acadian nation as well as the Quebec nation with its own law 101 (thus creating the 11th province of Acadia, in northern New Brunswick.
I would add the creation of a linguistic community and institutional confederation of French Canadians, like what exists in Belgium, which would put all the French Canadians under the protection of the Quebec Charter of the French language
On social and economic issues, we are dealing with similar programs.
The Bloc Québécois proposes including social and economic
-Reform employment insurance (UI) so it benefits more people
-Help seniors live at home by a parent or caregiver
-Raise domainspensions
-Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement
-Provide a public program of social and affordable housing with the precision of public management
-Support through federal research and development in sustainable domains, and high quality production
-Lowering the federal intervention to 300 million dollars leve when there is a foreign company buying a Canadian company, with a guarantee of jobs, wages and pensions
The same thing with the New Democratic Party, except that it does not specify whether housing should be managed by the public and the federal intervention for a purchase abroad is lower at 100 million dollars level. The NDP also states that communities should be public hearings with foreign firms purchasing, a sign of democratic transparency, to ensure proper social treatment of employees and retirees of the company.
The Bloc Québécois is more accurate on two strategic points of the Quebec economy: aerospace, to promote Ontario as much as the automobile and the arsenals of Davie shipyards to revive, and the need for renovation of ports. Finally the Bloc insists on the need for a true partnership with the European Union.
The NDP says that the tax on SMEs should be lowered from 11% to 9%, increased development in Northern Ontario (FedNor with the agency) and premium cuts for creating nearly 200,000 jobs.
Overall, NDP wants to re-instaurate the federal minimum income,suppressed in 1996 by the Liberal Party.
The Bloc Québécois is more precise on the regional development including forest production areas which have to be supported, after the current crisis lasts Since 2005 and help the favoring of economic diversification. As well as transportation, a lengthy development work is done on the development of local airports (helping), the high-speed Montreal-Quebec City-Windsor. A strong point is approached Canadian Post, Canada Post, which noted the decline in service and closure of branches in rural areas. It is requested that we return to a higher location, as in 1994 and an outright rejection of privatisation.
The family aspect and health are more developed in the platform of the New Democratic Party: Plan in consultation with provincial child care and early education, federal transfers to provinces to reduce university costs. We would have liked the timing of the move towards free higher education.
Control of bank charges on credit cards, the combination of child benefit and child care, the combined parental assurance-emploi/congé, reducing the cost of medicines in consultation with the provinces, the Federal support for training of doctors and nurses, in ordet to help the provincial programs for education on healthy eating.
For the ecological level, the NDP wants to make Canada an example in reducing greenhouse gases and move towards a market quota of continental gas emissions (Canada / USA), transportation fund by an extra cent on essence, public funds for research while the Bloc insists on aid for ecological housing , hybrid cars or electric ones and of course research and development.
The Bloc Québécois believes that Quebec's economy is unique and has interests opposed to those in Canada. With the West, yes, but not with the Acadia and Ontario. It is noted that the NDP includes part of the Quebec model response and family coverage. These are two socialist parties.
The Bloc Québécois much emphasis on cultural competence to give Quebec, along the reminder on Quebec sovereignty, the need to promote the Québec films , to ask what each position of the federal public service is a bilingual person whose judges and Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language) is the only linguistic reference in Quebec for the life and work, without the Court of Canada has to intervene.
As the NDP, the Bloc Québécois is asking that the CBC &and Radio Canada have more representatives of French-Canadian.
The NDP wants one can choose his language so if a family decides to keep the French in education is a fimperative ederal law i to be respected, if necessary revise the law on official languages for minorities, that means mostly francophone minorities and a true representation and understanding of French at the Supreme Court. The Bloc Québécois more precises its language program and this is more protective for the Quebec nation.
It should be noted that two lines are devoted by the Bloc Québécois and the national and inguistic questions regarding the French Canadian and Acadian(regular federal funding agencies). The Bloc Québécois talks very few about a federal perspective, which is normal, with its name.
The linguistic identity and federal recognition of the Charter of the French Language of Quebec as a constitutional charter exclusively for Quebec is necessary pending the Québec Constitution.
Request to reconsider the laws of Manitoba, ... which have abolished bilingual education compulsory for all.
Recognise the Acadian nation as well as the Quebec nation with its own law 101 (thus creating the 11th province of Acadia, in northern New Brunswick.
I would add the creation of a linguistic community and institutional confederation of French Canadians, like what exists in Belgium, which would put all the French Canadians under the protection of the Quebec Charter of the French language
Comparaison des deux programmes électoraux du Bloc Québécois et du NPD
Le programme ou plateforme du Bloc Québécois est plus détaillé (environ 150 pages) que celui du NPD quien fait 30. Ce sont deux visions complémentaires: la précision d'une ligne et la volonté de marquer les points essentiels.
Sur les questions sociales et économiques, on a à faire à des programmes semblables.
Le Bloc Québécois propose notamment en social et en économique:
-une réforme de l'assurance-emploi (assurance-chômage) afin qu'elle bénéficie à plus de personnes
-aider les aînés à vivre chez eux, ou par un parent aidant
-ravaloriser les pensions
-augmenter le Supplément de Revenu Garanti
-assurer un programme public de logements sociaux et abordables avec la précision d'une gestion publique
-soutenir par des programmes fédéraux la recherche et le développement dans le durable, la haute qualité
-abaisser la barre d'intervention du fédéral à 300 millions de dollars quand il y a achat par une entreprise étrangère d'une entreprise canadienne , avec garantie pour les emplois,les salaires et les pensions
On retrouve la même chose chez le Nouveau Parti Démocratique, sauf que l'on ne précise pas si les logements sociaux doivent être gérés par le public et la barre d'intervention du fédéral pour un achat étranger est plus basse à 100 millions de dollars. Le NPD précise en outre que les collectivités doivent avoir des audiences publiques avec les entreprises étrangères acheteuses, signe d'une transparence démocratique, afin de s'assurer du bon traîtement social des salariés et des retraités de l'entreprise.
Surtout le NPD veut réinstaurer le salaire minimum fédéral, supprimé en 1996 par les Libéraux.
Le Bloc Québécois est plus précis sur deux points stratégiques de l'économie québécoise: l'aéronautique, à favoriser autant que l'automobile ontarienne et les arsenaux des chantiers Davie à relancer, ainsi que de la nécessité de rénovation des ports. Enfin le Bloc Québécois insiste sur la nécessité d'un vrai partenariat avec l'Union Européenne.
Le NPD précise que l'impôt sur les PME doit être abaissé de 11% à 9%, un développement accru du nord de l'Ontario (avec l'agence FedNor) et des baisses de côtisation pour la création de près de 200.000 emplois.
Le Bloc Québécois est plus précis sur le développement régional , notamment les zones de production forestière, à soutenir, après la crise actuelle qui dure depuis2005 et à aider à la favorisation de la diversification économique. De même que sur les transports, un long développement est réalisé sur le développement des aéroports locaux (en les aidant), la ligne à grande vitesse Québéc-Montréal-Windsor. Un point fort est abordé sur la poste canadienne, Postes Canada, où il est indiqué le recul du service et la fermeture d'agences en zone rurale. Il est demandé à ce qu'on revienne à une plus forte implantation , comme en 1994 et un rejet pur et simple de la privatisation.
L'aspect familial et la santé sont plus développés dans la plateforme du Nouveau Parti Démocratique: plan en concertation avec les provinces de garderies et d'éducation préscolaire, des transferts fédéraux aux provinces pour réduire les coûts universitaires. On aurait aimé l'échelonnement vers la gratuité de l'ensiegnement supérieur.
Le contrôle des frais bancaires sur les cartes de crédit, la combinaison des prestation à l'enfant et à la garde d'enfant, le cumul assurance-emploi/congé parental, la réduction du coût des médicaments en concertation avec les provinces,l'aide à la formation fédérale de médecins et d'infirmiers, aider les programmes provinciaux pour une éducation à l'alimentation saine.
Au niveau écologique, le NPD veut faire du Canada un exemple en réduction de gaz à effets de serre et aller vers un marché de quotas d'émissions de gaz continental (Canada/Etats-Unis), financer les transports en commun par 1 cent supplémentaire sur l'essence, les fonds publics à la recherche tandis que le Bloc Québécois insiste sur les aides à l'habitation écoogique, les voitures hybrides ou écologiques et bien-sûr la recherche.
Le Bloc Québécois estime que l'économie québécoise est spécifique et a des intérêts opposés à ceux du Canada. Avec l'ouest, oui, mais pas avec l'Acadie et l'Ontario. On remarque que le NPD reprend en partie le modèle québécois d'intervention et de protection familiale. Ce sont bien deux partis socialistes.
Le Bloc Québécois insiste beaucoup sur la compétence culturelle à donner au Québec, le long rappel sur la souveraineté québécoise, la nécessité de favoriser le cinéma québécois, de demander à ce que chaque poste fédéral de la fonction publique soit pour une personne bilingue dont les juges et que la loi 101 (Charte de la langue française) soit la seule référence linguistique au Québec pour la vie et le travail, sans que la Cour du Canada n'intervienne.
Comme le NPD, le Bloc Québécois demande à ce que Radio-Canada ait plus de représentants franco-canadiens.
Le NPD veut que l'on puisse choisir sa langue officielle donc si une famille décide de garder le français dans l'éducation, c'est un droit fédéral impératif à respecter, de réviser si nécessaire la loi sur les langues officielles en faveur des minorités, cela veut dire surtout les minorités francophones et une vraie représentation et compréhension du français à la Cour suprème. Le Bloc Québécois précise plus son programme linguistique et il est plus protecteur pour la nation québécoise.
Il faut noter que deux lignes sont consacrées par le Bloc Québécois à la question inguistique et nationale canadienne française et acadienne (financement fédéral régulier des organismes). Le Bloc Québécois ne parle que très peu d'une vision fédérale, ce qui est un peu normal, vu son nom.
Sur le plan linguistique et identitaire fédéral, la reconnaissance de la Charte de la Langue Française du Québec comme charte constitutionnelle exclusive pour le Québec est nécessaire en attendant la Constitution québécoise.
Demander à revenir sur les lois du Manitoba,...qui ont aboli l'enseignement bilingue obligatoire pour tous.
Reconnaître la nation acadienne au même titre que la nation québécoise avec sa propre loi 101 (donc créer la 11e province, 'Acadie , au nord du Nouveau-Brunswick .
J'ajouterais la création d'une communauté linguistique institutionnelle et confédérale des Canadiens français, comme ce qui existe en Belgique et qui mettrait tous les Canadiens français sous la protection de la Charte québécoise de la langue française.
Sur les questions sociales et économiques, on a à faire à des programmes semblables.
Le Bloc Québécois propose notamment en social et en économique:
-une réforme de l'assurance-emploi (assurance-chômage) afin qu'elle bénéficie à plus de personnes
-aider les aînés à vivre chez eux, ou par un parent aidant
-ravaloriser les pensions
-augmenter le Supplément de Revenu Garanti
-assurer un programme public de logements sociaux et abordables avec la précision d'une gestion publique
-soutenir par des programmes fédéraux la recherche et le développement dans le durable, la haute qualité
-abaisser la barre d'intervention du fédéral à 300 millions de dollars quand il y a achat par une entreprise étrangère d'une entreprise canadienne , avec garantie pour les emplois,les salaires et les pensions
On retrouve la même chose chez le Nouveau Parti Démocratique, sauf que l'on ne précise pas si les logements sociaux doivent être gérés par le public et la barre d'intervention du fédéral pour un achat étranger est plus basse à 100 millions de dollars. Le NPD précise en outre que les collectivités doivent avoir des audiences publiques avec les entreprises étrangères acheteuses, signe d'une transparence démocratique, afin de s'assurer du bon traîtement social des salariés et des retraités de l'entreprise.
Surtout le NPD veut réinstaurer le salaire minimum fédéral, supprimé en 1996 par les Libéraux.
Le Bloc Québécois est plus précis sur deux points stratégiques de l'économie québécoise: l'aéronautique, à favoriser autant que l'automobile ontarienne et les arsenaux des chantiers Davie à relancer, ainsi que de la nécessité de rénovation des ports. Enfin le Bloc Québécois insiste sur la nécessité d'un vrai partenariat avec l'Union Européenne.
Le NPD précise que l'impôt sur les PME doit être abaissé de 11% à 9%, un développement accru du nord de l'Ontario (avec l'agence FedNor) et des baisses de côtisation pour la création de près de 200.000 emplois.
Le Bloc Québécois est plus précis sur le développement régional , notamment les zones de production forestière, à soutenir, après la crise actuelle qui dure depuis2005 et à aider à la favorisation de la diversification économique. De même que sur les transports, un long développement est réalisé sur le développement des aéroports locaux (en les aidant), la ligne à grande vitesse Québéc-Montréal-Windsor. Un point fort est abordé sur la poste canadienne, Postes Canada, où il est indiqué le recul du service et la fermeture d'agences en zone rurale. Il est demandé à ce qu'on revienne à une plus forte implantation , comme en 1994 et un rejet pur et simple de la privatisation.
L'aspect familial et la santé sont plus développés dans la plateforme du Nouveau Parti Démocratique: plan en concertation avec les provinces de garderies et d'éducation préscolaire, des transferts fédéraux aux provinces pour réduire les coûts universitaires. On aurait aimé l'échelonnement vers la gratuité de l'ensiegnement supérieur.
Le contrôle des frais bancaires sur les cartes de crédit, la combinaison des prestation à l'enfant et à la garde d'enfant, le cumul assurance-emploi/congé parental, la réduction du coût des médicaments en concertation avec les provinces,l'aide à la formation fédérale de médecins et d'infirmiers, aider les programmes provinciaux pour une éducation à l'alimentation saine.
Au niveau écologique, le NPD veut faire du Canada un exemple en réduction de gaz à effets de serre et aller vers un marché de quotas d'émissions de gaz continental (Canada/Etats-Unis), financer les transports en commun par 1 cent supplémentaire sur l'essence, les fonds publics à la recherche tandis que le Bloc Québécois insiste sur les aides à l'habitation écoogique, les voitures hybrides ou écologiques et bien-sûr la recherche.
Le Bloc Québécois estime que l'économie québécoise est spécifique et a des intérêts opposés à ceux du Canada. Avec l'ouest, oui, mais pas avec l'Acadie et l'Ontario. On remarque que le NPD reprend en partie le modèle québécois d'intervention et de protection familiale. Ce sont bien deux partis socialistes.
Le Bloc Québécois insiste beaucoup sur la compétence culturelle à donner au Québec, le long rappel sur la souveraineté québécoise, la nécessité de favoriser le cinéma québécois, de demander à ce que chaque poste fédéral de la fonction publique soit pour une personne bilingue dont les juges et que la loi 101 (Charte de la langue française) soit la seule référence linguistique au Québec pour la vie et le travail, sans que la Cour du Canada n'intervienne.
Comme le NPD, le Bloc Québécois demande à ce que Radio-Canada ait plus de représentants franco-canadiens.
Le NPD veut que l'on puisse choisir sa langue officielle donc si une famille décide de garder le français dans l'éducation, c'est un droit fédéral impératif à respecter, de réviser si nécessaire la loi sur les langues officielles en faveur des minorités, cela veut dire surtout les minorités francophones et une vraie représentation et compréhension du français à la Cour suprème. Le Bloc Québécois précise plus son programme linguistique et il est plus protecteur pour la nation québécoise.
Il faut noter que deux lignes sont consacrées par le Bloc Québécois à la question inguistique et nationale canadienne française et acadienne (financement fédéral régulier des organismes). Le Bloc Québécois ne parle que très peu d'une vision fédérale, ce qui est un peu normal, vu son nom.
Sur le plan linguistique et identitaire fédéral, la reconnaissance de la Charte de la Langue Française du Québec comme charte constitutionnelle exclusive pour le Québec est nécessaire en attendant la Constitution québécoise.
Demander à revenir sur les lois du Manitoba,...qui ont aboli l'enseignement bilingue obligatoire pour tous.
Reconnaître la nation acadienne au même titre que la nation québécoise avec sa propre loi 101 (donc créer la 11e province, 'Acadie , au nord du Nouveau-Brunswick .
J'ajouterais la création d'une communauté linguistique institutionnelle et confédérale des Canadiens français, comme ce qui existe en Belgique et qui mettrait tous les Canadiens français sous la protection de la Charte québécoise de la langue française.
mardi, avril 19, 2011
Federal elections in Canada: for finding at last a common vibration between the two brotherly countries, Québec and Canada
On May 2nd, following the dissolution of the Canadian House of Commons, Canadian citizens will be asked to renew the major part of the federal parliament. Four main competitors are in contention: Stephen Harper, current Prime Minister from the right side(Conservative), Michael Ignatieff center right (Liberal), Jack Layton as socialist from the New Democratic Party and Gilles Duceppe on the left side and in faour of sovereignty (Bloc Québécois).
We note by the way that none of the four major parties has a woman as leader of a list.
This article is also an open letter to Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe, representatives of both my favourites parties , if I had to vote in Canada.
Indeed these two parties are on the left side in order to propose a set of North American for progress and openness. However there is considerable disagreement, the famous Federalist prism opposite to that of the sovereign. Indeed, only the Bloc Quebecois, the federal representative of the Parti Quebecois, wants an independent Quebec.
Quebecers and other francophones more experienced since the XVIII°th century domination, often expressed by force: the Great Acadian Upheaval is actually a deportation of the Acadians from Acadia produced by outside British authorities, the repression of the rebellion of the Patriotes of Quebec led by Louis-Joseph Papineau in 1837, the summary execution of Louis Riel in 1885 because he wanted to defend the francophones, the ban on bilingual education in Manitoba in 1890; Besides the renunciation of federal power to deal promises to Quebecers: the Charlottetown Agreement in 1871 did not follow a autonomous Quebec as expected or the Meech Lake Meeting in 1990, has buried the will of Quebecers not to give 'carte blanche' to the Canadian constitution.
The language issue is an essential foundation of the will of Quebec independence, land in an English speaking ocean.
I turn first to Mr. Gilles Duceppe.
Mr. Duceppe, you will proudly represent many Quebeckers to pursue their own path toward sovereignty. However, you can not adopt an attitude that sometimes recalls the attitude of Flemish parties against parties in Wallonia and Brussels. An attitude characterised by a certain exclusion. When you say you're not Canadian, that Canada is not your country. It's not quite true. Canada was born during the New France's period, the nations of Canada (Quebeckers, Acadians, Aboriginals, Britons) has had a common history since the mid- XVIII°th century, a often painful and humiliating history for the French Canadians and the indigenous but still even a common history. Sometimes, we have the impression that you put all the English speakers in the same bag. This can hurt the brothers talking in good faith and who believe in progress and self-determination of peoples.
During your speech at the XVIth Congress of the Parti Quebecois, you attacked unfairly Jack Layton and the NDP. Jack Layton has shown respect for the Quebec nation by insisting on the right of Quebecers to self-determination and denouncing the strong ambiguity of the scandalous Dion referendum law . Jack Layton is like you a socialist, an advocate of progress and workers. It's really going against your socialist camp. For the Bloc Québécois and the mother party the Parti Quebecois are indeed socialist parties. I also hope, as such, the Parti Quebecois will soon enter in the Socialist International. The brother party, the NDP is already inside the Socialist Internationale. I am surprised that the Bloc Québécois does not block Francophone provinces in trying to enforce the rights of French Canadians, a multifaceted nation has the right both in Quebec and "British" Canada to exist and enjoy its rights. I hope that for the next federal elections, there will be candidates in the two other provinces with the highest number of French Canadians: Ontario and New Brunswick.
The purpose of sovereignty is also proposing Quebec citizenship to francophones who want even "above ground", however much we would not consider that Canada does not belong equally to French Canadians.
I hope with all my heart a victory next Pauline Marois in the National Assembly and a realisation of the sovereignty of the Quebec nation.
Then I go to Mr. Layton said John Gilbert "Jack" Layton
You are the representative of a party that truly defends human dignity, the right of workers and shows you a true intercultural awareness, far beyond the simple cliché of "communities", you have within you the universal.
I know it is not easy to think otherwise than in the Quebec province of Canada, especially since I know it's not easy to convince your colleagues who speak English or Canadian citizens on why the need of Quebecers for sovereignty . Don't worry, this can not be a goodbye or a farewell full of sadness, when you look at the links between French Canadians and British Canadians. Sovereignty is necessarily an e sovereignty-association, resulting from the brilliant idea of Rene Levesque, who lived in Acadia, who is not afraid of English speaking people. Her Bill 101 has never squizzed the rights of English-speaking Quebecers. Sovereignty-association will be like the brother who takes another room not far from the sister to have his secret garden.
Many things will remain in common: economic cooperation, currency and military cooperation. I'm even sure that Quebec will help the rest of Canada to reach a social State, the "real welfare State." This will be the equivalent of the European Union in Canada, a Canadian Confederation which will include Canada (probably a republic) and Quebec, working with both the NAFTA and with the European Union.
Obviously this preparation for sovereignty will not be a snap shot of the finger, but tis will be prepared and coordinated. The first step is probably true autonomy with recognition of Quebec's exclusive jurisdiction of Québec regarding language issues.
Canada and Quebec are indeed two brotherly countries (such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia).
I sincerely hope that you'll be the next Prime Minister of Canada.
We note by the way that none of the four major parties has a woman as leader of a list.
This article is also an open letter to Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe, representatives of both my favourites parties , if I had to vote in Canada.
Indeed these two parties are on the left side in order to propose a set of North American for progress and openness. However there is considerable disagreement, the famous Federalist prism opposite to that of the sovereign. Indeed, only the Bloc Quebecois, the federal representative of the Parti Quebecois, wants an independent Quebec.
Quebecers and other francophones more experienced since the XVIII°th century domination, often expressed by force: the Great Acadian Upheaval is actually a deportation of the Acadians from Acadia produced by outside British authorities, the repression of the rebellion of the Patriotes of Quebec led by Louis-Joseph Papineau in 1837, the summary execution of Louis Riel in 1885 because he wanted to defend the francophones, the ban on bilingual education in Manitoba in 1890; Besides the renunciation of federal power to deal promises to Quebecers: the Charlottetown Agreement in 1871 did not follow a autonomous Quebec as expected or the Meech Lake Meeting in 1990, has buried the will of Quebecers not to give 'carte blanche' to the Canadian constitution.
The language issue is an essential foundation of the will of Quebec independence, land in an English speaking ocean.
I turn first to Mr. Gilles Duceppe.
Mr. Duceppe, you will proudly represent many Quebeckers to pursue their own path toward sovereignty. However, you can not adopt an attitude that sometimes recalls the attitude of Flemish parties against parties in Wallonia and Brussels. An attitude characterised by a certain exclusion. When you say you're not Canadian, that Canada is not your country. It's not quite true. Canada was born during the New France's period, the nations of Canada (Quebeckers, Acadians, Aboriginals, Britons) has had a common history since the mid- XVIII°th century, a often painful and humiliating history for the French Canadians and the indigenous but still even a common history. Sometimes, we have the impression that you put all the English speakers in the same bag. This can hurt the brothers talking in good faith and who believe in progress and self-determination of peoples.
During your speech at the XVIth Congress of the Parti Quebecois, you attacked unfairly Jack Layton and the NDP. Jack Layton has shown respect for the Quebec nation by insisting on the right of Quebecers to self-determination and denouncing the strong ambiguity of the scandalous Dion referendum law . Jack Layton is like you a socialist, an advocate of progress and workers. It's really going against your socialist camp. For the Bloc Québécois and the mother party the Parti Quebecois are indeed socialist parties. I also hope, as such, the Parti Quebecois will soon enter in the Socialist International. The brother party, the NDP is already inside the Socialist Internationale. I am surprised that the Bloc Québécois does not block Francophone provinces in trying to enforce the rights of French Canadians, a multifaceted nation has the right both in Quebec and "British" Canada to exist and enjoy its rights. I hope that for the next federal elections, there will be candidates in the two other provinces with the highest number of French Canadians: Ontario and New Brunswick.
The purpose of sovereignty is also proposing Quebec citizenship to francophones who want even "above ground", however much we would not consider that Canada does not belong equally to French Canadians.
I hope with all my heart a victory next Pauline Marois in the National Assembly and a realisation of the sovereignty of the Quebec nation.
Then I go to Mr. Layton said John Gilbert "Jack" Layton
You are the representative of a party that truly defends human dignity, the right of workers and shows you a true intercultural awareness, far beyond the simple cliché of "communities", you have within you the universal.
I know it is not easy to think otherwise than in the Quebec province of Canada, especially since I know it's not easy to convince your colleagues who speak English or Canadian citizens on why the need of Quebecers for sovereignty . Don't worry, this can not be a goodbye or a farewell full of sadness, when you look at the links between French Canadians and British Canadians. Sovereignty is necessarily an e sovereignty-association, resulting from the brilliant idea of Rene Levesque, who lived in Acadia, who is not afraid of English speaking people. Her Bill 101 has never squizzed the rights of English-speaking Quebecers. Sovereignty-association will be like the brother who takes another room not far from the sister to have his secret garden.
Many things will remain in common: economic cooperation, currency and military cooperation. I'm even sure that Quebec will help the rest of Canada to reach a social State, the "real welfare State." This will be the equivalent of the European Union in Canada, a Canadian Confederation which will include Canada (probably a republic) and Quebec, working with both the NAFTA and with the European Union.
Obviously this preparation for sovereignty will not be a snap shot of the finger, but tis will be prepared and coordinated. The first step is probably true autonomy with recognition of Quebec's exclusive jurisdiction of Québec regarding language issues.
Canada and Quebec are indeed two brotherly countries (such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia).
I sincerely hope that you'll be the next Prime Minister of Canada.
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