----- Original Message -----
From Michael Lupynec <mlupynec at globalserve.net>
To: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Sent: March 25, 2000 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
> Hi Robert
>
> Not getting too picky, but 100 year old treaties don't cut any
> mustard or we'd all be getting a family farm back somewhere in
> Europe and the aboriginals, Aztecs and Incas shouldn't be -as
you say - put
> aside, but be given all of the Americas back. But then I read
that
> they are now finding the bones of Caucasians preceding the North
> American Indian.
>
> I live in a real world Canada where French (or is it Quebec)
> language is federally forced on most parts of the country where
> there are no French speaking people. But in Quebec where there
are
> a million English speaking people you can go to jail for
> advertising your business in English only. Yup, guys, that one
> actually has made the Amnesty international list.
>
> But really I respect Quebec's success in defining and defending
> its culture. If the English in the rest of the country had done
> the same thing...................
>
> Mike L.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: March 25, 2000 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
>
>
> >
> > Who does understand Quebec, or anything else for that matter?
> There are
> > many different perspectives on things. Just for an example:
> there are the
> > perspectives of those who see Canada as being originally
> composed of 2
> > peoples through a treaty ( leaving the aboriginals out of
it ),
> there are
> > westerners, there are English Quebecers, there are French
> Quebecers, there
> > are those who only see French as a language and those who see
it
> as a
> > culture... and many more angles.
> >
> > > Robert D.
> > Going out to try to expose more rust before the welder gets
here
> to appraise
> > the damage.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen & Greg <higgs@cgocable.net>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: March 25, 2000 12:17 AM
> > Subject: Fw: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Mr.Robert Duquette
> > >Thank you for those kind words, I'm glad you didn't have any
> intentions of
> > >embarrassing me, and the the other Canadians on the list.
> > >The questions I have is, who is this gentleman R.H. Houston,?
> > >He must be an American,wishing he was Canadian, so 50 % of
his
> wages will
> > go
> > >on taxes so our Liberal Government,
> > >can give away a BILLION DOLLARS, in questionable loans, the
> real
> > >embarrassment is to me, and I would think, all Canadians on
> this list .
> > >The truth is R.H. Houston doesn't know anything of Quebec, or
> me.
> > >Regards
> > >Greg Higgins
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
> > >To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:11 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
> > >
> > >
> > >> Well ... my reply was somewhat facetious also. I don't
> represent Canada
> > >any
> > >> more than our Prime Minister does. :)
> > >>
> > >> Robert D.
> > >> ( careful now, I was born and raised in Quebec :))
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >>
> > >> >In a message dated 03/23/2000 7:30:54 PM Pacific Standard
> Time,
> > >> >RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca writes:
> > >> >
> > >> ><< It was never my intention to
> > >> > embarrass you or any other Canadian. Not that it was my
> intention to
> > >> > embarrass myself either ... :)
> > >> >
> > >> > Robert D.
> > >> >
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> >
> > >> > >Robert
> > >> > >The air chisle is not an air guitar, its an air
> head --like you. You
> > >are
> > >> > >embarrassing the other Canadians on this list.
> > >> > >Greg Higgins >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >Beto, Beto...don't be embarassed....your humorous reply
was
> just that.
> > >Not
> > >> >your fault it struck a nerve in a tight-a--, er fellow
> Canuck...
> > >> >
> > >> >Besides, Canadians have much more to be embarassed about
> besides your
> > >> >facetious comments...like Quebec...
> > >> >
> > >> >RH
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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