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Can't believe the comment about CP Rail. As if you have to go out of your way to know basic info about the company and its impact on Canada. wow
One of the most publicized departures out of Quebec was Sun Life right after the PQ won the '76 elections. But yeah, many companies and hundreds of thousands of people left the province because of the language and separation issue(s).
It's not like we learn about it in school... I only found out in my twenties. Why would everyone know this?
Because just about every train you see has CP written in 6ft high letters all over the engine and many of the box cars its dragging along.Ya never wondered?
Not sure what school system you attended or what they taught in history class but in Chateauguay we learned among other things Canadian history and how important the Canadian Pacific railway was in uniting the country from east to west, we also learned about the other railway the Canadian National and the story behind Canada Steamship Lines,all integral to the early make up of Canada.
In case your curiosity about the CP has been roused
http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/History/A+Brief+History.htm (broken link)
I'd always seen the names on the trains, yes, but for the most part they were to me the two main train corporations. I didn't know about their history, although I was familiar with the building of the railroad, just not the corporations involved. Certainly hadn't heard about the railroad hotels in any kind of educational situation. Mostly the fault of the new "History of Quebec in Canada course" that is the only history education we get (I'm young and took the course seven years ago). It's appalingly inadequate history education. Just, nothing is covered in any kind of sufficient detail. Didn't even mention the entire war of 1812.
I guess the curriculum has changed over the years, most of my Canadian schooling took place in the 60's and we learned much about Canadian and world history, at least that was the case in Chateauguay.
I'm in the same bind myself. I'm banging my head against the wall trying to find a job in Montreal (in my last interview I was asked if I'd be willing to take night classes to improve my French even though the requirement for the job was "basic French") My situation's a little weirder b/c I have a learning disability so even with 4+ years of French classes, I'm still at an intermediate level.
Haven't worked in three years and it's hard to see how it's worth staying. Jobs in Toronto pay 50% more in my field. In New York, sometimes double. I'd be out of here tomorrow if my fiance (native Montrealer) didn't want to stay so badly. *sigh*
If I did not speak French I would not reside in Quebec - I fully realize that isn't an option for everyone (like the example above) but it's a reality.
Angou: I face a similar dilemma - I could make 2x my current salary back in the US (where I lived most of my life) but the politics and poor work-life balance make me very hesitant to go back.
Unfortunately, many have abandoned this town due to a lack of social toleration and an imposed inferiority complex.Although it's quite evidenced that both the city and the province have placed themselves within an inevitable cycle of inactivity(improvements have been made) in part to socialist and over-nationalist regulations and policies,one has to at least have a certain sense of pride in order to override such inconveniences. For comparisons sake, Francophone's in Ontario have been witness to decreasing populations over generations, as they even represent a considerably lower proportion in Ontario then anglophones do in Quebec, yet I've failed to notice the equivalent Franco-Ontarian animosity.
This ideology always manages to perplex me,that many have allowed themselves to be a victim of unconstitutional governmental laws and completely disregard the vitality of their own community, whatever happened to living humbly and collected? or even activism for that matter.
Hopefully the uptick among the English-speaking population as reported by the 2006 census continues throughout the 2011 census. We can only be happy to benefit from a new wave of sustainability.Though my only worry , is that such sedentary intentions can only lead to an increasing brain drain.
I'm pretty sure 10's of thousands have mostly to toronto.
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If you're going, take me with you!
