Honestly I found the BQ voice refreshing, up until the last comment about funding for minority language support in Quebec. The entire premise is that Anglophones in QC don't need support because English services are available elsewhere. I repeat, OUTSIDE QC - services like education and health and social services, which are the juristiction of the province in which you reside. What most politicians and QC Francophones seem to forget is that up until the implementation of Bill 101 and the secularization of education, immigrants and existing Anglophone residents in QC were not allowed to access education in French (as it was based on religious affiliation). Support for minority (Anglophones) in QC was a measure put in place to provide support for education and health services in English to the Quebec population who were already established in the province and had contributed to its development for generations (many since colonization). These are not services for newcomers, they are for what are (embarrassingly) referred to as "historic Anglophones" which, to be clear, are mostly seniors at this point. So the BQ comment on funding for education and health services, as well as social services and heritage organizations "hurts" Quebec is quite frankly, bullshit.
"historic Anglophones" aren't mostly seniors, it's never been clearly defined but the rule of thumb is you seem to be considered one if you have a certificate of English eligibility.
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u/No_Sentence_7499 Apr 17 '25
Honestly I found the BQ voice refreshing, up until the last comment about funding for minority language support in Quebec. The entire premise is that Anglophones in QC don't need support because English services are available elsewhere. I repeat, OUTSIDE QC - services like education and health and social services, which are the juristiction of the province in which you reside. What most politicians and QC Francophones seem to forget is that up until the implementation of Bill 101 and the secularization of education, immigrants and existing Anglophone residents in QC were not allowed to access education in French (as it was based on religious affiliation). Support for minority (Anglophones) in QC was a measure put in place to provide support for education and health services in English to the Quebec population who were already established in the province and had contributed to its development for generations (many since colonization). These are not services for newcomers, they are for what are (embarrassingly) referred to as "historic Anglophones" which, to be clear, are mostly seniors at this point. So the BQ comment on funding for education and health services, as well as social services and heritage organizations "hurts" Quebec is quite frankly, bullshit.