tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1845416554468998459..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The National Post's Assault on QuebecSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73796024632976885842009-02-28T01:34:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:34:00.000-05:00Hi Bina...it is a great story. As I was telling Ni...Hi Bina...it is a great story. As I was telling Niles I read it when I was in university, but couldn't find it when i wrote the post. Don't worry though I will... :)<BR/>But can you imagine what the Americans would have done with it? There would have been at least three movies by now....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53253851791552262982009-02-28T01:32:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:32:00.000-05:00Hi Scott...yes this idea of collectively punishing...Hi Scott...yes this idea of collectively punishing the province because some Americans in costumes wanted to play their ridiculous war games and divide our country is simply out to lunch. And extremely irresponsible. You know I'm STILL upset about that article and I won't forget it for a long time...after the Beast is dead. I hope... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20192160424797993552009-02-28T01:28:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:28:00.000-05:00Hi Geordie...what I hold against Harper is that he...Hi Geordie...what I hold against Harper is that he pitted the country against Quebec at the time of the Coalition. In my opinion no Prime Minister of Canada...whatever party he or she belongs to...should do that.<BR/>Not in a country with its own special history, and one so riven by regionalism. What I seek are ways to unite us...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1860665701424330712009-02-28T01:25:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:25:00.000-05:00Hi Niles...yeah you're right...but it was the Vich...Hi Niles...yeah you're right...but it was the Vichy collaborators or the Petainists who offered the French Canadian soldiers captured at Dieppe special deal. Not just no chains but also full rations instead of half ones.<BR/>I learned that when I was doing research for a project in university. But when I tried to look for it tonight I couldn't.<BR/>But I'm sure it's true...and it is a great story isn't it?<BR/>If only there were more of them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63487727100865275002009-02-28T01:20:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:20:00.000-05:00Hi Jym...you know growing up in Quebec I never fel...Hi Jym...you know growing up in Quebec I never felt this Beast. And I have to honestly say although I know a lot of separatists ...and some pretty wild ones... I have never heard that kind of hate directed at English Canada. And if I ever did I wouldn't stand for it either.<BR/>So it's depressing. As for the National Beast I do try to stay away from it...and I only heard about this article when Sebastien pointed out a story on it in La Presse.So after that I HAD to write something eh? :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58699798489268820552009-02-28T01:15:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:15:00.000-05:00Hi Beijing...thank you...you know I wanted to say ...Hi Beijing...thank you...you know I wanted to say something more about the Orange Parade. Because I once spent the night in a Catholic neighbourhood of Belfast the night before the Orange Parade... when the Protestants light huge bonfires that light up the sky Orange. So I've seen their message of hate and supremacy. Felt it in my bones...felt a shiver go down my spine.<BR/>So although of course it's not as bad here, I hate to see this anti-Quebec feeling because one you light the fires of hatred they're hard to put out...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21703686277848141092009-02-28T01:08:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:08:00.000-05:00Hi Frank....thanks. I didn't know you were a Frenc...Hi Frank....thanks. I didn't know you were a French Canadian.But now that I do I'm raising your ranking in my eyes from A to A+... :)<BR/>As for The Beast I wouldn't be so angry if it didn't play to ugly feelings out there. I'm also very disappointed that more columnists and bloggers didn't criticize it. Oh well... vive la difference !!!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27115622292386014752009-02-26T23:21:00.000-05:002009-02-26T23:21:00.000-05:00I never knew the story about the Dieppe prisoners....I never knew the story about the Dieppe prisoners. Now THAT is a tale of national unity. You're right, it needs to be told more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88660518894775800322009-02-26T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:49:00.000-05:00It is a pretty stupid editorial. Always lump all o...It is a pretty stupid editorial. Always lump all of Quebec together and paint it with a single, intolerant brush. I like your analogies Simon. They're bang on.Scott in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702697033209213403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53239953149620041002009-02-26T12:56:00.000-05:002009-02-26T12:56:00.000-05:00skewing slightly off rant, I thought the French Vi...skewing slightly off rant, I thought the French Vichy government was only a WW2 phenom. But I'm interested in the story. Is there a place to read up about it?Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096047389811381098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71780906456214566852009-02-26T08:43:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:43:00.000-05:00You take a newspaper article/commentary and attrib...You take a newspaper article/commentary and attribute it to Harper as if he was behind it.<BR/>Can we take'to appease the Alberta rednecks' and attribute it to Iggy?<BR/>Please set your spleen at the correct target.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60528187515668632692009-02-26T00:41:00.000-05:002009-02-26T00:41:00.000-05:00This hate grows deep. Its fangs are yellowed and s...This hate grows deep. Its fangs are yellowed and sore. I was born of this. But the National Post is another story. It is beyond even with my anti-French upbringing. It is diabolical. Montreal Simon, a word of advice, give yourself a break and don't read the agents of ignorance. It's just not worth it.Jim Parretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331887342292476909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14559745072017372622009-02-26T00:31:00.000-05:002009-02-26T00:31:00.000-05:00Another excellent post Simon.it's more like the Ba...Another excellent post Simon.<BR/><BR/><I>it's more like the Battle of the Boyne. The one the Orangemen in Northern Ireland celebrate every year to try to intimidate the Catholics...five hundred years later.</I><BR/><BR/>That is exactly what the proposed re-enactment amounts too. <BR/><BR/>What those who feel they need to revisit the battle should do is watch this excellent NFB documentary that is now available in full on-line:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nfb.ca/film/Fate_of_America_The/<BR/><BR/>I saw it on the big screen when it first was released in 1997 and it's excellent. It should be shown in high schools across the nation. It would do more to inform our kids about the history of this country.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76007059552500558652009-02-26T00:05:00.000-05:002009-02-26T00:05:00.000-05:00Bravo, Simon! I say that as a French-Canadian and ...Bravo, Simon! I say that as a French-Canadian and a federalist.<BR/><BR/>The National Beast is already largely irrelevant and well into it's death throes but they seem intent on helping Fearless Leader do as much damage to Canada as a whole as they can before their time expires.Frank Frinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727863730658037306noreply@blogger.com