TOMORrow exhibit 10
It is inevitable that there will be English opposition to the changes made in Quebec the last 60 plus years. Since the Parti Quebecois victory in September and the policies that have come with it, there has been an "Angryphone" movement. The Anglophone groups have formed and have drawn hundreds of people to their meetings. One of the things they want is to make English the official language for the city of Montreal. If the French continue to impose their French language without considering the sentiments of the Anglophones, immigrants and Native Americans, it is only a matter of time before there will be a revolt against the French by the English. Due to social media, the antics of the Quebec government have reached far and countries as far away as Australia hear stories about not being able to use the word pasta in restaurants. At the same time, more and more people hear that Best Buy and the Gap have to change their names to French names. Because of this Quebec has become the laughing stock and known as a closed society.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
"We cannot on one hand hope that our small and medium sized businesses grow and open to the world,
seek to attract more students, researchers, tourists, and immigrants from the four corners of the world,
organize major events that attract tourists from across Canada,
advance policies to help our businesses export while at the same time
thinking or demanding that English be used less and less in Quebec businesses
The number of Anglophones that continue to leave Quebec is having an effect on the province. Quebec is losing doctors, nurses, scientists, musicians. As Reed Scowen wrote in 2007 edition of his book Time to Say Goodbye : "It is impossible to identify a leader of the English community today."
Canadian Federation of Independent Business:
"We cannot on one hand hope that our small and medium sized businesses grow and open to the world,
seek to attract more students, researchers, tourists, and immigrants from the four corners of the world,
organize major events that attract tourists from across Canada,
advance policies to help our businesses export while at the same time
thinking or demanding that English be used less and less in Quebec businesses
The number of Anglophones that continue to leave Quebec is having an effect on the province. Quebec is losing doctors, nurses, scientists, musicians. As Reed Scowen wrote in 2007 edition of his book Time to Say Goodbye : "It is impossible to identify a leader of the English community today."