Oh, dear. Canadian discrimination

[honey]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5395372/?GT1=4244

[honey]

Guide dog barred for speaking only French
Blind Quebec student may sue Canadian university

Updated: 12:28 p.m. ET July 08, 2004TORONTO - A blind Quebec student may sue a Canadian university that denied him entry to English classes because his guide dog responds only to French commands.

Yvan Tessier was turned away from an English immersion course at the University of New Brunswick because he would be forced to give his dog, Pavot, instructions in French.

Students in the course are expected to communicate only in English, at all times, during the intensive five-week course. That includes talking to the dog.

[honey]

That was the first couple of paragraphs of the article. :D

[Bufftp]

Originally posted by honey


Updated: 12:28 p.m. ET July 08, 2004TORONTO - A blind Quebec student may sue a Canadian university that denied him entry to English classes because his guide dog responds only to French commands.


just a continuation of the oppression of the french people in occupied Quebec.

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by honey
Guide dog barred for speaking only French
Blind Quebec student may sue Canadian university

Updated: 12:28 p.m. ET July 08, 2004TORONTO - A blind Quebec student may sue a Canadian university that denied him entry to English classes because his guide dog responds only to French commands..


French?

I bet he understands "Roll Over" in German!

[honey]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
French?

I bet he understands "Roll Over" in German!

:spit: Thanks, Dozer! Now I have beer all over my keyboard and monitor. :rofl:

[Cntrygal]

Originally posted by Bufftp
just a continuation of the oppression of the french people in occupied Quebec.

I wonder what number they are on our invasion list.

[Bufftp]

Originally posted by Cntrygal
I wonder what number they are on our invasion list.
the're not invasions, the're assittance in sel liberation.

[mchurchfie]

Originally posted by Bufftp
the're not invasions, the're assittance in sel liberation. Just a friendly hand:up:

[ticatfan]

About time,that is the crap we english have to put up with quebec , now it is time to play these stupid rules on them.Quebecors are the most spoiled people around , you just can't please them.

[Valerie]

Originally posted by honey Guide dog barred for speaking only French
Blind Quebec student may sue Canadian university

Updated: 12:28 p.m. ET July 08, 2004TORONTO - A blind Quebec student may sue a Canadian university that denied him entry to English classes because his guide dog responds only to French commands.

Yvan Tessier was turned away from an English immersion course at the University of New Brunswick because he would be forced to give his dog, Pavot, instructions in French.

Students in the course are expected to communicate only in English, at all times, during the intensive five-week course. That includes talking to the dog.
That has got to be one of the dumbest things I've read in a very long time! The kid is there to learn English, not the dog!

[Ð]

Yvan Tessier said Wednesday night he is delighted the university decided, under intense public pressure, to let him attend a five-week summer immersion program with his guide dog, Pavot.

The dog, a black Labrador, responds only to French commands. The university had originally insisted that Tessier could not attend the immersion course unless he promised to speak only English to Pavot.

"I am thrilled to be joining the UNB program and look forward to my challenge," Tessier said. "I look forward to joining my classmates."

The university said Tessier will begin orientation on Thursday for the program, which began last Sunday.

"This is an exceptional situation and we are pleased that Mr. Tessier was interested in working with us towards a mutually satisfactory arrangement," said Susan Mesheau, a public relations official at the university's Fredericton campus.

Story (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1089238210264)

[Valerie]

Good.:up:

[ticatfan]

Doug ,put up the story about the kid that the quebec jugde said he could not go to a english school in quebec because 20 years ago his father too a french imersion course in winnipeg, now how stupid is that.

[Ð]

That's the law in Quebec. If one parent is a francophone, then your kids go to French school.