Not only do Quebecers not care about this as much as people think they do, but also whoever wins will presumably learn French, like Carney did. This is such a nothingburger and a lame thing to focus on when there’s more important issues.
Yeah the thing is, we hear a lot about those people who will learn French… and then a lot of them don’t. Also, I’d like to see how would anglophones react if the NDP only had unilingual francophones. This isn’t a nothingburger. And that comes from someone who has never voted for souverainists parties, neither at federal nor provincial elections.
Just hire a damn translator, I don’t care. I’d only care if they refused to offer any attempt at translation.
Sure French is one of our national languages but I’d wager there is a large portion, if not the majority of citizens that don’t speak it more than whatever they can remember from school. (Edit: the Mauril app I’m using to slowly learn says it’s only 18% of the country that are bilingual.)
I don’t speak it, I’m attempting to learn, but honestly if the policies are good and they have a translator I don’t give a shit if they speak both languages or not.
Doug Ford (in Ontario but people from Gatineau and franco-ontariens surely care about it, more people also if he tries to become the next conservative leader
I don’t know Quebec enough but I feel that a leader with a genuine improve-the-lives message along with an apology for bad French might not do too badly. People like being honest and they tend to take note when your policy is about to make their lives better.
Not only do Quebecers not care about this as much as people think they do, but also whoever wins will presumably learn French, like Carney did. This is such a nothingburger and a lame thing to focus on when there’s more important issues.
Yeah the thing is, we hear a lot about those people who will learn French… and then a lot of them don’t. Also, I’d like to see how would anglophones react if the NDP only had unilingual francophones. This isn’t a nothingburger. And that comes from someone who has never voted for souverainists parties, neither at federal nor provincial elections.
Just hire a damn translator, I don’t care. I’d only care if they refused to offer any attempt at translation.
Sure French is one of our national languages but I’d wager there is a large portion, if not the majority of citizens that don’t speak it more than whatever they can remember from school. (Edit: the Mauril app I’m using to slowly learn says it’s only 18% of the country that are bilingual.)
I don’t speak it, I’m attempting to learn, but honestly if the policies are good and they have a translator I don’t give a shit if they speak both languages or not.
Like who?
Mary Simon
Doug Ford (in Ontario but people from Gatineau and franco-ontariens surely care about it, more people also if he tries to become the next conservative leader
Air Canada’s CEO
All those English speaking hockey players for the Habs who swear to do so but only say “Bonjour, comment ça va, merci” after years.
I don’t read French unfortunately and I refuse to use AI.
doug Ford is a universal ass
And a private company CEO?
I was looking for federal politicians that’s promised to learn French, since that’s what the NDP are.
I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but I can’t remember any on the national stage. But I’d be the last to remember, hence me asking.
I don’t know Quebec enough but I feel that a leader with a genuine improve-the-lives message along with an apology for bad French might not do too badly. People like being honest and they tend to take note when your policy is about to make their lives better.