Talk about obnoxious...

[ShadowHM]

Hi,
Exactly.  If there were only one language, that would remove that 'lever'.  Embrace diversity and then use that same diversity to get a better deal?  Sounds divisive to me. Sorry, you can't have it both ways.  Either the differences don't matter, and thus cannot be used in the game of politics, or they do and are divisive.  Take your pick.

--Pete
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Hi Pete

Just as you have to live with some of the consequences of your country's history, so do we. An administrative decision (that really was a Good Idea™ at the time) started this country as a coalition of Upper and Lower Canada, each of which had language rights in place. There was no diversity - there were two languages supported.

The policy of multi-culturalism has been in place for some thirty-odd years. Canadians, by and large, do wish to embrace diversity. Naturally, there are hold-outs among those who fear losing something to it - mainly the Separatists who are losing their lever. They did not 'embrace diversity'. However, it would be a mistake to assume that Quebecois = Separatist.

Further, you do know better than to suggest that anything 'cannot' be used in the game of politics. ;)