narduch
Senior Member
The next election will be more nasty because conservatives don't know any other way to campaign
The next election will be more nasty because conservatives don't know any other way to campaign
Unusually slow for an incumbent government.
I'm not sure how one has an informal coalition.......
He has deemed his highest priority to get his tax cut passed (raising the Basic Personal Amount). I find that odd;
Can't be sure of that. It depends what they take away from this election. If they honestly sit down and realize that a lot of these policies didn't sell in urban Canada, they will move on. To be honest, proposing to cancel the carbon tax, is probably what tipped enough voters over to the Liberals to give them government. If the Conservatives, didn't have that policy, they could have possibly fractured the left more and taken some moderate voters themselves.
I don't. He can find lots of support on the left. What he needs right now is to pass any right-leaning policy and dare the conservatives to vote against it. He should be passing any tax cuts and anything to do with the pipeline and oil sector immediately. Then spend the next few years battling the left and slowly stealing votes from the NDP and BQ.
Plus the entire separation thing is proof to me that they are stubborn and unwilling to consider other points of view
I can see them trying to "fake it" and then break that promise as soon as they get into power,
I think the large infrastructure cuts didn't help either.
Plus the entire separation thing is proof to me that they are stubborn and unwilling to consider other points of view
Trudeau should be careful I think
Or else he could repeat the mistakes of his father and really inflame regionalism.
Like Trudeau won clearly but I feel the next election is going to be even more nasty.
Émilie Dubois had everything she needed to settle in Quebec long term. A French citizen, she applied to come to the province after completing a PhD at French-language Laval University in Quebec City.
But the provincial government refused Dubois's residency application because one chapter of her thesis was in English.
In a letter sent to Dubois earlier this year, the Immigration Ministry said the 31-year-old French native had not demonstrated she had the level of French required to receive a Quebec selection certificate, the first step toward permanent residency, under the province's experience program (PEQ).
"You did not complete program of study in Quebec entirely in French, including the dissertation or thesis," the letter read.
"I have a diploma from a francophone university, the first in Canada. I'm a French citizen, too, and I did all of my studies in French," Dubois told Radio-Canada.
One of the five chapters of her thesis on cellular and molecular biology was written in English because it was a scholarly article published in a scientific journal.
The rest of her studies were in French, including the seminars and thesis defence.
"It's like an avalanche fell on my head and I don't know why," she said.
The PEQ has been at the centre of controversy for the CAQ government. The province cut about 300 fields of study from the list of ones eligible for the program, which gives foreign students studying in the province a fast track toward permanent residency.
The move left thousands of current students hoping to settle in Quebec without a clear path forward, and prompted criticism from politicians, academics and business leaders.
In response, the government recently backtracked on its position, saying those already studying under the program would be allowed to complete it.
Took French test as proof
Dubois said she was informed her thesis could be a problem in December 2018. She asked the ministry for extra time to rectify the situation.
Dubois then passed a French test recognized by the ministry and sent the results to the government.
A month later, she received the letter.
"My life is here," said Dubois, who has been living in Quebec since 2012. "You cannot tell me that I cannot prove that I speak French."
In addition, Dubois — who started her own business after graduating — is now considered a self-employed worker. The PEQ does not allow self-employed graduates to apply.
'It doesn't make sense'
It's a situation Catherine Dorion, the Québec Solidaire MNA for Taschereau where Dubois lives, says is absurd.
"We have a French girl called Émilie Dubois who is rejected for citizenship or permanent residency because we have no proof of her knowledge of French?" Dorion said.
Dorion said she will ask the Immigration Ministry for an explanation.
"It doesn't make sense," she said. "If in the administrative maze we did not handle this case intelligently, our job is to shed light on it."
Christopher Skeete, the parliamentary secretary responsible for relations with the English-speaking community, tweeted on Thursday morning that the decision was being reviewed.
Immigration rules can't possibly be tweaked for individual circumstances. Canada also requires Americans to take an English language test in most cases. That is normal. This is such dumb reporting on the reporter's part. Really trying to stir a pot while there are more useful things to focus.
Guess according to the Quebec government, they do not speak French in France.
From link.
Quebec denies French citizen's immigration application because chapter of thesis was in English
Immigration Ministry said she 'couldn't demonstrate' knowledge of French
The story confuses me. Could she simply not take a French language test?Immigration rules can't possibly be tweaked for individual circumstances. Canada also requires Americans to take an English language test in most cases. That is normal. This is such dumb reporting on the reporter's part. Really trying to stir a pot while there are more useful things to focus.