Superior Court Justice Monique Métivier dismissed the legal challenges led by Galganov and Brisson and ordered the two men to compensate the township for its legal bills.

Justice Métivier ruled the bylaw did not violate the two men’s rights, and reflected “a proper exercise of power by the township” in its effort “to advance linguistic equality in Russell, where a linguistically vulnerable francophone population resides. Métivier concluded that "the bylaw is a response to a substantial and pressing need.” Right.

It seems to me that Mr. Galganov and Mr. Brisson were not given a neutral judgement. They are basing their appeal on the grounds that Madame Justice Métivier is a Francophone sympathizer and not an impartial abitrator. Our hopes are with Mr. Galganov in his appeal. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/22092010/71/central-english-language-activists-file-appeal-against-ruling-favour-russell.html

Hey, how about that MacLean's issue about Quebec being Canada's most corrupt province? This was discussed very thoroughly on this forum and I'm glad to see that MacLean's has covered it as well. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/24/the-most-corrupt-province/#idc-cover

Cheers,

Thomas Kirke,
Canadian.

Thanks for your enlightened post on historical revisionism. It is fortunate that some Canadians understand and remember the truth. I have circulated your article to our mailing list. Another thing that is being quickly forgotten is how Britain, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and allies "saved France's bacon" twice during the last century. Once in 1914 and again in 1939. Now there's one for the history books.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown
CAB

“First Quebec, then the rest of the country, one step at a time…” How ? What are they really up to? “First Quebec, then we take over the rest of the country, one step at a time…through bilingualism…” PT, “How to take over a country through bilingualism…” SD. How ? First comes the right to communicate with gov't in a minority language (ie French),then comes bilingualism, then comes the right to work in the language of choice(ie French), then comes a bilingual boss,(ie French) then comes a exclusively French department and on it goes until its all French. Its happening all over the country…That’s what’s really going on. Wake up, people! Quebec, where the English, Scottish, Irish, United Empire Loyalists… built up the province of Kebec (original native spelling) since 1763. Yes, the same province of Kebec where the Union Jack and Red Ensign flew until 1950. Again, just the facts…This lie, this hoax, this revisionist nonsense that Quebec is a French province and that Canada is bilingual is just that, an outright lie. Fact: We have been part of the British Empire since 1763.We were officially an English speaking country for over 200 years, again just the facts. Almost 1 million people have been forced out of the province of Kebec due to this type of hatred/lie/spin… While all this is going on in Quebec they are forcing the French language outside Quebec in every province. Everything and anything the French demand they are getting across this entire country. They call it bilingualism (another lie never clearly defined on purpose). What are they really up to? “First Quebec, then we take over the rest of the country, one step at a time…through bilingualism…” PT, “How to take over a country through bilingualism…” SD. That’s what’s really going on. Wake up, people! Ask yourself a simple question. Why are we not teaching our real BNA history? Why are we not teaching our proud UEL history in our schools any longer?

"Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains." Go learn our proud, real BNA and UEL history. These were the builders of our country since 1763. Not this phony, revisionist lie, this bilingual, multicultural, 2 founding nations, linguistic duality lie, propaganda, spin that we’ve been living with since Trudeau, and kebec forced this upon the nation. We’ve been part of the British Empire since 1763 and officially an English speaking country for over 200 years…just a fact. Wake up people, your country is in deep trouble and NO English speaking politician is telling you the truth, is exposing what is really going on. Not one politician has the decency, the honesty to expose the truth, to speak the truth, how pathetic. Poor Canada, what a mess.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Quebec+shuts+French+school+with+curric/3344022/story.html

Please try telling me the Quebec government is not anti-English.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown
CAB

Unfortunately, you are right. The Canadian civil service has been damaged by official bilingualism. People are hired by language, not by competence. We have seen a steady decline in the the quality of the civil service and a steady increase in the cost since the introduction of official bilingualism.

But there are still other areas we can fight, such as "sign laws". These are now spreading out of Quebec into Eastern Ontario. This is something to be stopped before industry and commerce are damaged as they have been in Quebec. Before Ontario becomes a "have not" province as well. Of course, the first thing to do here is to get rid of the McGuinty government because they are busy adopting official bilingualism in the provincial government as well, as well as pushing it on municipal governments.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown.

This blog is about Howard Galganov being an "idiot". My role on this blog is to support Mr. Galganov as one of the greatest fighters for our freedom, particularly with regards to freedom of expression. As such, I believe that people have the right to express themselves and to educate themselves in any language they choose. Unfortunately, the government of Quebec does not agree with this.

With regards to the "police brutality" at the G20 which you mentioned. It is possible that the police over-reacted in some cases. But, I believe this was a reaction to people smashing windows and burning cars. Do you think people should have the right to smash windows and burn cars?

Sincerely,
Rob Brown.

With all do respect the police went way too far and arrested many people that were not involve in the protest and many of you talk against Quebec and it's language laws please give me break. Why are none of you screaming against police brutality or the injustice that has happen against poor people of this province?

Too late, started about 40 years ago with the OLA and the unnecessary practice of making the knowledge of french a prerequisite for federal civil service positions in areas where there is absolutely no requirement. The left wing do-gooders in Canada will eventually wreck the country with a total lack of common sense.

The province where "language police" have become more important than freedom for the average citizen. The freedom to post signs in any language, and to educate their children in the language of their choice.

Stand up against discrimination in Quebec, before discrimination spreads to the rest of Canada.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown
CAB.

Please don't put words in my mouth. How do you know that I "love the queen". Why do you refer to me as "you Anglos". Do you actually believe that all "Anglos" are the same?

Anyway, I believe that rights and freedoms are something we must fight for, which is why I keep fighting for them. However, smashing windows, burning police cars, and fire-bombing banks and recruitment centres will only give the government further excuses to spend our hard earned billions on "security". And, as you say, it is security for themselves, not for us.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown

No problem when Quebec has others to pay for it. What happens when Quebec has to pay for it by themselves.

"Québec always has been the port-side anchor preventing Canada from drifting to the right"

AKA, a ball and chain.

That being said I rather like Quebec, spent the last week there with some friends.

Now you have a good day Jean, and don't forget your blood pressure medicine.

You say: "One ought to think that they only thing the english want is no more french…"

These are you words, not mine. What we have always been saying is that people should have a choice of language to educate their kids in. For the Quebec government to provide education in one language to some people but not others, is discrimination.

Sincerely,
Rob Brown
CAB.

You say: "If it weren’t for Québec, Canada would be socially as ass-backwards as the U.S. is, and, in fact, would be quite indistinguishable from the U.S."

You mean Quebec has become the home of discrimination and this certainly does make it distinguishable from the U.S. where discrimination was outlawed decades ago.

Rob. CAB

I told you many times that there is know such thing as freedom of expression and rights, because those things exist only for the rich and not the average person.
Also you Anglos love the queen so much this visit of hers will cost us all 1 billion and more just to have this English sponger suck the money out of us and you talk about Quebec please give me a break. Harper wasted tons of money on his little meetings to impress and show off in front of the world and while many Canadians across this rich country?, are sleeping in shelters and under bridges and so forth, imagine this money could of help thousands of people with proper shelter and even food what a waste of tax payers money. Harper is the biggest jerk in this country and for people to shake is hand makes me sick and proves to me that the Canadian public is very stupid.

If it weren’t for Québec, Canada would be socially as ass-backwards as the U.S. is, and, in fact, would be quite indistinguishable from the U.S., except for having no guns and having the queen.

Québec always has been the port-side anchor preventing Canada from drifting to the right.

Naimard likes to babble on about the busloads of Canadians who traveled to Quebec during the 1995 referendum. On Oct. 1995 a rally of approx. 100,000 Canadians met at the Place de Canada in downtown Montreal for what was called "The Unity Rally."

Naimard and others of his ilk portray the Unity Rally as interference by the forces of Federalism. At least those Canadians were peaceful and there were no disruptions or violence.

In contrast, a group of Quebecers known as the Anti-Capitalist Convergence recently paid a visit to Toronto to disrupt the G-20 Summit. The police cracked down and arrested a bunch of them.

A Sunday, June 27 Globe and Mail article describing the arrests stated that "Most appeared to speak French as a first language, and police confirmed some were from Montreal." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/toronto/562-arrested-in-toronto-g20-raids/article1620135/

An article published Tuesday revealed that some of the arrested Quebecers are accusing the police of racial profiling. The Anti-Capitalist Convergence organized 450 protesters who went by bus to Toronto from Montreal, but only 125 returned. Ontario, Yours to Discover!

The group had one document on its website saying “Let’s attack the G20.” When asked about the activities of the Black Bloc, which included setting police cruisers on fire and smashing storefronts, Anti-Capitalist Conversion spokesman Mathieu Francoeur, said “For us that’s not violence. It’s a form of expression.”

Francis Dupuis-Déri, a political science professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal, said that “Montreal is recognized as a dynamic milieu for the anarchist movement in North America.”

The article is in today's Globe and Mail, and this is the link. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/news/montreal-protest-organizers-accuse-g20-police-of-profiling-against-quebeckers/article1622392/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+(The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News)

All these Quebecers should get the due process of law. In New France they would have been judged guilty unless they proved themselves to be innocent. In Canada we use the idea of Habeus Corpus from the Magna Carta and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

If found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, they should be fined heavily and jailed where necessary. It seems that they had a premeditated effort to disrupt the Summit and should be dealt with accordingly.

The arrests and imprisonment of these activists should have some interesting political fallout. There is a protest against the arrests and detentions scheduled in Montreal on Canada Day.

I'll be on Parliament Hill wearing a maple leaf and cheering on the Queen and the PM.

Have a Happy Canada Day!

T. Kirke,
Canadian.

There is speculation that she may announce the new Governor General on Canada Day. We need a break from Michael Jean and her Separatist Husband.

Yeah, let’s have another proud montrealer for governor general: William Shatner!

So you see, Marc, English language instruction is on par with French-language instruction as far as Charter protection.

And this is why the “notwithstanding clause” was included at the instigation of western provinces who wanted it so they could continue to discriminate against the french.
So your “minority language education” clauses are all just more bollocks, old chap.