MP Chuck Cook
‘get your head
out of the sand’

Dear Editor:

With the passing of Bil C-72
(and amendments), francophones
must be relieved to know that they
will enjoy equal language rights
across Canada. This must be the
“equality afforded by this bill to
all culizens’’ that Mr. Cook refers
to in his letter printed in your Oct.
9 issue.

For those of us in Western
Canada, C-72 and the Meech Lake
Accord assures that we will pay
heavily in dollars and time for
something we don't need. The re-
quirement of bilingualism in the
entire civil service across all of
Canada, all Crown corporations
and private sector institutions that
wish to succeed in doing business
with the federal government will

result in the spread of the
Quebecois network into Western
Canada where it is not needed.

Consider what is in store for
most of that anglophone minority
living in Quebec and wishing to
educate their children in English
schools or anyone wishing to con-
duct business in English. Judicial
process and a fine upon convic-
tion. (Quebec Bill 101, 1977). Not
so for the francophones in Western
Canada.

Mr. Cook, get your head out of
the sand. Something is happening
behind you. If this is your gov-
ernment's idea of equality for all
citizens — no thanks.

B. Hewer
North Vancouver

Why stop at French?

Dear Editor:

In his published letter, North
Vancouver MP Chuck Cook dem-
onstrates a faith in miracles that
must surely drive even the most
pessimistic to the wildest expres-
sions of excitement.

Quebecers have provincially-
appointed language police patroll-
ing storefronts ready to pounce on
Jawbreakers who use any but the
French language on their business
signs.

Yet, as Mr. Cook points out, no
Canadian is cbliged to learn
French.

Strongly shines the light.

We're blessed and guided to the

extent where non-French speakers
have become capable of reading
and understanding that language.

And al! in the wink of an eye.
How wonderful is multicultura-
lism. Every Canadian now
enjoys the gift of tongues.

With our heightened state of
awareness, we must now examine
the possibility of setting aside
other provinces for the exclusive
use of Mandarin Chinese, Gujerati
and Hindi, Russian, and Swahili.

How other nations must envy
our national spirit and unity.

Peter du Plessis
North Vancouver

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