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Let's hope we will not be punished for using frigging French words. ;-)
@ang001 said in #1:
> they banned the usage of any other language other than english, theory is that mother tongues get ample time at home.
> but none of the vernacular lingos spoken in school are my own mother tongue, which means i am just going to lose my skills in those.
> [...]

Sorry for hijacking your thread. Maybe you should reply to extremely good verylate's post ?
@Mopman said in #33:
> >Let's hope we will not be punished for using frigging French words. ;-)No but this student was punished for speaking English in a Quebec school:montreal.ctvnews.ca/international-student-forced-to-leave-montreal-school-because-of-bill-96-1.6533538

You forgot to wrote that Canada's Government is funding the legal battle against Bill 96.
@bfchessguy said in #35:
> You forgot to wrote that Canada's Government is funding the legal battle against Bill 96.

Yes, after Indigenous groups asked them for help since its hard to fight a state ( provincial ) government if you are a native indian tribe with limited resources.

You are almost always on the side of the small minority facing oppression on these threads, except in this case because the powerful state ( provincial ) powers are acting on behalf of your own culture.
@Mopman said in #37:
> [...] except in this case because the powerful state ( provincial ) powers are acting on behalf of your own culture.

What do you know regarding if I fought for First Nations in Quebec Province and Bolivia?
@Mopman said in #37:
> Yes, after Indigenous groups asked them for help since its hard to fight a state ( provincial ) government if you are a native indian tribe with limited resources.
>
> You are almost always on the side of the small minority facing oppression on these threads, except in this case because the powerful state ( provincial ) powers are acting on behalf of your own culture.

www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/official-languages/dedicated-fund-english-speaking-communities.html

>Who can apply
>
>Eligible organizations must represent the interests of the English-speaking communities of Quebec. Priority will be given to organizations operating in Quebec whose missions, mandates or the majority of their activities support the development and enhancement of English-speaking communities of Quebec. It may also be given to projects for English-speaking communities in underserved regions. These organizations include:
>
>Canadian non-profit organizations
>Duly registered associations, institutions or Canadian foundations,
>Canadian for-profit organizations (solely for non-profit activities)
@bfchessguy said in #38:
> So do we need to protect Hindi, Assamese or Bengali?
>

If you bothered to read they attachment you would have noticed it was an immigrant from China.

But yes the complaints about treatment of non French speaking immigrants in Quebec have been from cultural groups all over the world.