Another stupid law... (Score 2)

Speaking as a so-called 'pure-wool' francophone, I completely agree: this stupid and useless law only serves to make things even more complicated for Quebec companies wishing to have a meaningful presence on the Web. In fact, the entire set of laws protecting french is an anachronism in a world governed by openness! If you want a further example of stupidity, the minister responsible of enforcing these laws not long ago blasted companies making video games for the N64, PSX and Dreamcast, as well as for PCs, complaining that there are no french versions of these games! What economic incentive could these companies possibly have for producing such versions? I think this is a good thing anyway, it might even help youngsters learn english better than they currently do in our sub-par public schools. Young adults entering college for the most part do not know how to write or read english, let alone speak it, in a world where it is absolutely necessary to know at least two mainstream languages. I do believe english fits well in that category, doesn't it? This racist, nationalist government is so afraid of losing its power over culture that it is deliberately restricting our rights as individuals. We're supposed to have a Charter of Rights, but it is nothing like the First Amendment, which is sacred for you lucky Americans. I am deeply ashamed to call myself a Quebecer, and can't wait to move down south, as soon as I find a job in the good old US of A...