http://www.optative.net/blog/2009/02/13/quebec-anglos-join-the-plaines-debate/ The official blog of Optative Theatrical Laboratories Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.optative.net/blog/2009/02/13/quebec-anglos-join-the-plaines-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-289 OTL Blog » Blog Archive » Plains of Abraham Aftermath: First Nations Healing Ceremony or Eurocentric debate? Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:15:46 +0000 http://www.optative.net/blog/?p=410#comment-289 [...] versus English” hegemonic discourse, members of Quebec’s anglophone minority called for its cancellation and wrote letters to newspapers across the country, such this one (by yours truly) that appeared in [...] [...] versus English” hegemonic discourse, members of Quebec’s anglophone minority called for its cancellation and wrote letters to newspapers across the country, such this one (by yours truly) that appeared in [...]

]]> http://www.optative.net/blog/2009/02/13/quebec-anglos-join-the-plaines-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-238 amste Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:42:02 +0000 http://www.optative.net/blog/?p=410#comment-238 This is one Anglophone Quebecer who does not support your initiative to have this event cancelled. This is the separatists way of conjuring up support for separation, I would be very surprised given the "oppression" Anglo Quebecers live under that they do in fact support the cancellation other than reasons of fear! Imagine, fear, living in a democratic society! This is part of Canadian History for crying out loud, this event was not planned as a festive occasion but served to educate and demonstrate that two cultures can co-exist (Francophones and Anglophones)! Instead of constantly living at war with one another over "culture". The Bloc and PQ seized the event as an opportunity to promote the sovereignty issue and did not condemn the threatened acts of violence, and in fact, agreed to side with the RRQ (an extremist sovereignty group) who threatened these acts of violence, AND THIS IS DEMOCRACY???!!!! How much longer can Quebec deny and rewrite its history???? I guess as long as they threaten violence and political figures back them up, it's ok right???? What type of message does THAT convey? Not to mention the same re-enactment has been played out three times already, and once while the PQ was in power with little/no incident, and now that the sovereignty issue has reared it's ugly face again, it is an issue. The sovereignists are opportunists and this was a great opportunity for them to use to gather support to SEPARATE OUR COUNTRY!!!! And you are trying to gather support from other Anglo Quebecers, that is a disgrace!!!! This is one Anglophone Quebecer who does not support your initiative to have this event cancelled. This is the separatists way of conjuring up support for separation, I would be very surprised given the “oppression” Anglo Quebecers live under that they do in fact support the cancellation other than reasons of fear! Imagine, fear, living in a democratic society! This is part of Canadian History for crying out loud, this event was not planned as a festive occasion but served to educate and demonstrate that two cultures can co-exist (Francophones and Anglophones)! Instead of constantly living at war with one another over “culture”. The Bloc and PQ seized the event as an opportunity to promote the sovereignty issue and did not condemn the threatened acts of violence, and in fact, agreed to side with the RRQ (an extremist sovereignty group) who threatened these acts of violence, AND THIS IS DEMOCRACY???!!!! How much longer can Quebec deny and rewrite its history???? I guess as long as they threaten violence and political figures back them up, it’s ok right???? What type of message does THAT convey?
Not to mention the same re-enactment has been played out three times already, and once while the PQ was in power with little/no incident, and now that the sovereignty issue has reared it’s ugly face again, it is an issue. The sovereignists are opportunists and this was a great opportunity for them to use to gather support to SEPARATE OUR COUNTRY!!!! And you are trying to gather support from other Anglo Quebecers, that is a disgrace!!!!

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