[Eric]

It seems that what is happening to you guys is not tolerance but surrender. I don't think that the answer is a return to a christian society but a return to the good old-fashioned (in the positive sense) Lancashire values that many of you put forward in your posts. Any one coming from abroad to live in your communtiy should subscribe to these values or go somewhere else, or just stay home. This is not a popular opinion, and by proposing it, one runs the risk of being called "rascist." But it is that, or losing your identity, losing what our great-grandfathers, our grandfathers, and our fathers fought and died for. I know that my ancestors did not slog thro' mud, and blood, and the assorted body parts of their mates so that some pussy govt. should give England away without a fight.

The people of Quebec are in the process of forming new rules for immigrants. They are suggesting that anyone who wishes to settle in their province should sign a document agreeing to conform to the historical and settled values of la belle province. Among them: a commitment to democracy, and agreement to have their children educated in the French language, and a recognition of the equality of the sexes. We can all learn from this. The only people in Quebec who are complainig about this are the muslims. They are particularly offended by the "equality of the sexes" item. Evidently they want to come to Quebec and still be free to treat their women like s**t. It is not a long journey from this attitude to the "honor" killings which so rightly shock and digust us all.

This is my rant from the colonies. Maybe, living here, it is none of my business. But Canadians know what it is to be Canadian, and I damn sure we will not surrender our values and our identity to anyone. Many Americans think of us an image of them, a 51st state in waiting, but they aren't in Canada for long, before they realize that we are Canada not America, and we are damned proud of it.