LPHabsFan
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Quebec isn't a nation, it's a province. It exists with 9 other provinces and 3 territories to make up a country.Imagine having to do business in French in a French speaking jurisdiction? Or worse, doing business in Japanese in Japan? In Swedish in Sweden? Is this really what you call "fascist"???
I would argue that trying to impose your dominant English language to a small nation that's struggling to survive is a lot closer to the F word than the other way around.
This belief that francophones are struggling to survive is a myth that gets perpetrated by charlatans and believed by the ignorant.
Nobody on the English side is trying to impose anything whether in or outside of Quebec. However the Quebec government, regardless of party, is trying to impose what language people speak at home, in public, or in business/institutions.
The government simply bullies the smaller organizations and they close up shop while other larger businesses tell them to F off and shockingly they do.
Look at the recent story about the music instruments industry. You think these companies that make those products, or the shop owners, are going to make the information sheets in French because the government wants them to? This market represents about .3% of the global share. They don't give a rats ass. The industry will simply crumble and people will resort to buying things from other provinces which will mean less money in Quebec.
Money is and has been leaving Quebec and it looks like it's going to get worse rather than better.
Is it fascism? No. However there are certainly elements of it there. Regardless as to whether it is or isn't, it's still wrong and counter productive.
People simply want to converse in whatever language they want. Please show me another place in the world where the people are forced to speak the native language, not by natural reasons, but by governmental decrees.
Anyways, back to the original topic of conversation.
Hockey Quebec has been a disaster for decades and I saw it first hand by coaching for about 6 or 7 years. They want to do things different (shocking) than any other province despite other provinces having success when Quebec hasn't.
Soccer registrations skyrocketing have no impact on hockey because it's different seasons. The expectation that the top athletes play their sport all year round has had a bigger impact as the top athletes for the longest time were also multi-sport athletes.
They also messed up the associations with sports etudes and now it's just a giant disaster where kids don't develop because the competition isn't good enough at either level to truly push the kids since all leagues are watered down.