tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post5412487410206378796..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Pardon my French but this Toews story is dumbUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-9507437756227830302009-05-07T16:54:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:54:00.000-04:00Thank you, Lance, for providing this information r...Thank you, Lance, for providing this information regarding past presidents of the Treasury Board which proves that the Liberals know the parameters of the Official Languages Act while Toews does not. If Toews did undertand the Official Languages Act he would answered no (I don't speak French) and no (I don't think it's preferable to be fluent in Canada's two official languages to occupy this position). Instead, Mr. Toews lost his composure and failed to prove that he does understand the intent of the legislation he is mandated to implement in his department.Loraine Lamontagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512459284158685617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-2914313907030485152009-05-07T16:41:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:41:00.000-04:00Okay not wanting to delve into Lance's raging hard...Okay not wanting to delve into Lance's raging hardon for Vic Toews, did anyone else notice Daniel Lessard's brushing off of Toew's temper tantrum as a smokescreen for not knowing his file? Maybe its just me but I'd get fired if I didn't know my job at this point. Then again I never had a boss who didn't fire the most incompetent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-45251914472816293432009-05-07T14:47:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:47:00.000-04:00So hard, Sandra, that he won all the francophone p...So hard, Sandra, that he won all the francophone polls last election and all but one the election before.lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481248175442820597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-42816013365492942382009-05-07T14:46:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:46:00.000-04:00What do:
Art Eggleton
Pat Carney,
Don Mazankowski,...What do:<br />Art Eggleton<br />Pat Carney,<br />Don Mazankowski,<br />Herb Gray and<br />Reg Alcock<br />Vic Toews<br /><br />have in common?<br /><br />(aside from the fact that they all had to deal with gutter-snipes)<br /><br />They were Unilingual Presidents of the Treasury Board.<br /><br />Pablo is a doofus.lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481248175442820597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-24492481925290351022009-05-07T13:58:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:58:00.000-04:00I find is very funny that Toews represents Provenc...I find is very funny that Toews represents Provencher, the riding once represented by Louis Riel,with towns such as Taché, Ritchot, Ste. Anne, La Broquerie, De Salaberry, Alexander, Lac du Bonnet and will moan that it's too hard to be bilingual. He has to have worked very, very hard NOT to speak French and represent Provencher.....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323623939561704412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-82144027878162348882009-05-07T13:26:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:26:00.000-04:00I have no problem with a minister not speaking Fre...I have no problem with a minister not speaking French - and I have no problem with a French-speaking politician that speaks a heavily-accented English seeking to become prime minister. This is nothing new. <br /><br />I do agree with Lawrence Martin - the minister doth protest too much. Toews was asked legitimate questions and he should have responded according to his knowledge of the official languages act.Loraine Lamontagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512459284158685617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-5215351659447740782009-05-07T13:25:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:25:00.000-04:00I think it is kind of neat how 2 MP's from the onl...I think it is kind of neat how 2 MP's from the only province in Canada to declare itself Unilingual are up in arms about someone who cannot claim to be fluent in both official languages. (Apparently speaking 3 (Tri-lingual is that like bilingual?) languages is not enough to guarantee that the man knows the value of linguistic skills and will implement policy surrounding them properly)<br /><br />So will the liberal party in its next campaign to become the government commit to forcing Quebec to become bilingual?<br /><br /><br />But really I am just as annoyed at the shot those MP's took at me and millions across Canada (all of Canada) who speak only one of the official languages of Canada, English or French. Apparently we are unfit to hold office.. or atleast the higher offices. (that doesn't sound like discrimination does it??)<br /><br />How high up in Mr. Pablo's view does the office have to be to require his special brand of bilingual-ness? Will he publicly commit to smearing Mr. Goodale's time as finance minister? Will he fight his installation again should Iggy decide that's who the post should go to? Is Goodale the only unilingual member in the liberal party? or is Pablo marginalizing and discriminating against others?<br /><br /><br />And finally Dion. Is there no difference in your view between someone that acts in domestic affairs and is only rarely in the media (like Toews?) and someone who aspires to lead the country and be seen and heard across the country and the world all the time? You don't see a difference in the skill set required between the 2 jobs? Is Tanya's rant about Moore any different than the "oh-so-conservative" view of Dion's English? Maybe it isn't as "oh-so-conservative" as she claims.<br /><br /><br />And in the end it is comforting to know that the liberals as Iggy says do not play regional politics like this.... Given things like this happening and being said, one might accuse them of same. So its a good thing they don't.Barcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797062032956713967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-75436858160143448772009-05-07T13:01:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:01:00.000-04:00Ugh... This is one of my (many) beefs with the Con...Ugh... This is one of my (many) beefs with the Conservatives. I am not a fan of Vic Toews for many reasons, mostly for his track record as former Justice Minister. But even if I thought he was fit to be a Minister, there's no way that as a unilingual he is qualified for his current position. <br /><br />Same can be said for James Moore. When originally appointed the Ottawa Citizen had a big splash about this "bilingual" BCer who would be Minister for official languages. I've since heard him speak several times, and question his bilingualism when, as a francophone, I don't understand a word he says (and it's not just accent - it sounds like he can't pronounce or understand half the words that are written for him in his speeches). <br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity to rant. It's not like any of it will change: it's all just oh-so-Conservative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com