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Originally Posted by garinda
I think it is both patronising, and divisive, that we apparently have three salaried posts on Hyndburn Borough Council, whose primary concern is the welfare of ethnic minorities, and it drives me insane to have a language other than English on both their website and all other offical documents.
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I would also levy the same criticism if HBC employed a designated women's/gay and lesbian/elderly or young person's officer. Community should be about being all inclusive, and not as stated earlier, divisive. |
Language does not have to be divisive. Altho' there are still murmurings about separatism in Quebec, it seems like the issue has cooled off significantly. It is possible to be all inclusive and still recognize a large highly populated region of one's country as a "distinct society." Not easy, but possible ...
However, I do have to admit that the French were here before the English. And the First Nations people predate the French. Because we Canadians are constantly in the process of reinventing our country, it makes for a healthy committed society. If being Canadian were as easy as breathing, it would be boring.
By the way, it might be an idea if your municipal govt. offered services in dialect
