Bouchard Taylor SNAFU…
“We do not believe the crucifix in the National Assembly, and the prayers that precede municipal council meetings,” they write, “have their place in a secular state.”
Hey, guys, you were expected to finds problems and suggest solutions.
You were NOT supposed to see the french majority as a bully. We’re not bullies. We’re distinct.
(…) the authors deplore “the recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Quebec”; declare it “is in Quebec society’s interests to get to know the Jewish community better”; and recommend that “awareness initiatives should be implemented to overcome anti-Semitism.”
Hey, they found something that makes sense. Nice of them to notice.
The good news? The Bouchard-Taylor commission spent only $3.7-million of its $5.1-million budget. It came in more than 25% under budget.
How is this good news? Quebec taxpayers paid 3.7 million dollars for that piece of feyu report, and for what? So we can learn everything we can do to erase our history and ensure that new immigrants find nothing to integrate to when they get here?
Having a culture is not a bad thing. Imposing our peace-loving culture, which is imbued with charity, on immigrants is not racism. It’s called “feeding a Good Thing”.
It seems that the Bouchard-Taylor commission failed to miss the point (you know, that’s like one more than just missing the point… ).